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| taxonomy |
described by |
Linden, Jean Jules & Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
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published in |
The Gardners' Chronicle, new series 862 1869 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Oncidiinae |
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genus |
Trichocentrum Poepping & Endlicher 1838 |
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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 |
forests in Ecuador (El Oro, Guayas, Loja, Manabì, Monticristi, Mt. Barbos), Peru (Piura, Ayacaba), |
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Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) |
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altitude |
200 - 700 m (660 - 2310 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Bairro Paraiso (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 450 m / 1500 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Bairro Paraiso this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
6 - 7 cm (2.4" - 2.8"), basal |
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nr flowers |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 7 L 6 cm (2.8" L 2.4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 20 - 22 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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