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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Bateman, James |
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published in |
Edwards' s Botanical Register 24 : misc . 73 - 74 1838 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Maxillariinae |
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genus |
Trigonidium Lindley 1837 |
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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 Mexico (Chiapas, Ocosingo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Othòn, Hueyapan, Tabasco), Belize (Cajo,
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Corozal, Stan Creek, Toledo), Guatemala (Izabal, Petèn, Alta Verapaz, Quetzaltenango, Sacatepèquez), |
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Honduras (Baia Duke), El Salvador (Santa Ana), Nicaragua (Boaco, Chontales, Granada, Jinotega), |
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Costa Rica (Alayuela,Heredia, Sarapiquì, Limòn, Puntarenas, Golfito, Osa, Cartago), Venezuela (Zulia, Orinoco Bas.) |
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Colombia (Chocò, Riosucio, Rio Hacha, San Miguel, Orinoco Bacin), Ecuador (El Oro, Esmeraldas, |
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Guayas, Los Rios, Manabì) |
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altitude |
0 - 1100 m (0 - 3630 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Ciudad Bolivar (Orinoco Basin, Venezuela) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 550 m / 1815 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Ciudad Bolivar this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 36 m' to 11 h 24 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
16 - 18 cm (6.4" - 7.2"), basal |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 1.3 L 1 cm (0.52" L 0.4") |
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duration |
single flower ≈ 13 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 10 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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