Laelia anceps var. lineata

Laelia anceps 

Laelia anceps var. lineata                                                                                                                                                photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by Lindley, John
  published in      Edwards's Botanical Register   21 : t . 1751    1836  ( 1835 )
     
var. lineata ? described by O' Brien, James
  published in  The Gardners' Chronicle  ser. 3  13 ( 2 ) : 734    1895
     
  family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Epidendreae
  subtribe Laeliinae
  genus Laelia  Lindley 1831
     
  chromosomes   30  (Tropicos / IPCN) 
  metabolism CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night.  
    (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 forests, in Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leòn, Puebla, Queretaro,
    Tamaulipes, Veracruz, Guatemala, Honduras
  altitude 1200 - 1600 (1800) m  (3960 - 5280 (5940) ft)
  habitat

climate informations from : Puebla (Puebla, Mexico)

    Köppen climate classification : Cwb (humid subtropical climate, with dry winter and hot summers) 
   

the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1400 m / 4620 ft ) :

    Laelia anceps a gr uk
  photoperiod

in Puebla this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 16 m', to 10 h 44 m'

  life form epiphyte, occasionally litophyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 70 - 90 cm  (28" - 36"), apical  
  nr flowers 3 - 5, fragrants
  size single flower  11 L 11 cm  (4.4" L 4.4") - inflorescence  25 L 18 cm  (10" L 7.2")
  duration inflorescence ≈ 40 - 50 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 days       
     
CITES appendix II

  

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