| Helcia sanguinolenta photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 31 . misc. 17 1845 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Helcia Lindley 1845 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 56 | |
| 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 | origins | humid forests in Colombia, Ecuador (Azuay, Bolivar, Cañar, Chimborazo), |
| Peru (Cajamarca, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Piura) | ||
| altitude | 1000 - 3000 m (2000 - 6300 ft) | |
| climate |
climate informations from Cuenca (Azuay, Ecuador) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cuenca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 10 m' to 11 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 - 10 cm (2.8" - 4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4,5 cm (1.6" L 1.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 - 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 25 - 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
