| Acineta chrysantha photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | descrbed by | (Morren) Lindley, John & Paxton, Joseph |
| published in | Paxton's Flower Garden 1 : 31 - 32 april 1850 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| Genus | Acineta Lindley 1843 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origin | Mexico (Chiapas), El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama (Chiriquì, Panamà, Capira) |
| altitude | ≈ 1060 m (3500 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Heredia (Heredia, Costa Rica) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Heredia this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 40 m' to 11 h 20 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 cm (4.8") |
| nr flowers | 6 - 7, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") - inflorescence 10 L 15 cm (4" L 6") | |
| duration | ≈ 8 days | |
| time | from birth to bloom, ≈ 180 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
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