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