Barbosella cogniauxiana photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Cogniaux) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
published in | Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 15 : 260 1918 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Epidendreae | |
Subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
Genus | Barbosella Schlechter 1918 | |
metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
native of | origin | humid primary forests in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paranà, Santa Catarina), Argentina (Misiones, San Pedro) |
altitude | 300 - 750 m (990 - 2475 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from San Pedro (Jujuy, Argentina) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in San Pedro this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 35 m' to 10 h 25 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | low | |
inflorescence | length | 3 cm (1.2"), basal |
nr flowers | 1 | |
size | single flower 2.3 L 0.9 cm (0,92" L 0.36") | |
duration | single flower 5 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |