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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Edwards's Botanical Register 22 : t . 1863 1863 |
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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 |
Trichopilia Lindley 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, Oaxaca, Berriozabal, Cintalapa, Villaflores), Belize (Toledo), |
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Guatemala (Coban, Alta Verapaz, Quetzaltenango), Honduras (Comayagua, Signatepeque), El Salvador, |
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Nicaragua (Jinotega), Costa Rica, Panama (Chiriquì, Boquete) |
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altitude |
900 - 1800 m (2970 - 5940 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 1300 m / 4300 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 |
low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
10 cm (4"), basal |
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nr flowers |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 10 L 10 cm (4" L 4") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 15 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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