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taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Edwards' s Botanical Register 20 : t . 1714 1834 (1835) |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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Subtribe |
Zygopetalinae |
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Genus |
Batemannia Lindley 1834 |
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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) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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native of |
origin |
humid forests nel Suriname, Guyana (Moraballi Creek, Essequibo River), Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, |
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Bolivar), Colombia, Ecuador (Pastaza, Sucumbios, Zamora-Chinchipe), Peru (Junin, Loreto, San Martin, |
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Huanuco, Caceres, Prado), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Carrasco, La Paz, Tamayo, Igarapè), Brazil (Amazonas, |
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Manaus, Itacoatiara, Reserva Ducke) |
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altitude |
300 - 1046 m (990 - 3452 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Guasdualito (Apure, 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 670 m / 2211 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Guasdualito this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' |
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life form |
epiphytic |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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inflorescence |
lenght |
2 cm (0.8"), basal |
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nr flowers |
2, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 5 L 6 cm ( 2" L 2.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 15 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 35 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |