| (Hexadesmia confusa) |
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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Schlechter) Ames, Oakes & Correl, Donovan Stewart |
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published in |
Botanical Museum Leaflets 10 ( 4 ) : 85 1942 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Epidendreae |
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subtribe |
Laeliinae |
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genus |
Scaphyglottis Poepping & Endlicher 1836 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
humid forests in Mexico (Chiapas, Chanal, Ocosingo), Belize (Toledo), Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Cobàn, |
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Tamau, Chiquimula, Quazaltepeque, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Zacapa), Honduras (Comayagua, Cortès, |
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Taulabè, Sigmatepeque), El Salvador (Santa Ana, Metapan), Nicaragua (Estelì, Jinotega, Matagalpa) |
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altitude |
0 - 2400 m (0 - 7920 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Cobàn (Alta Verapaz, Guatemala) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Cobàn this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 01 m' to 10 h 59 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
0,4 cm (0.16"), apical |
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nr flowers |
1 - 3 |
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size |
single flower 0.6 L 0.6 cm (0.24" L 0.24") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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appendix |
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