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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Ruiz & Pavon) Garay, Leslie Andrew & Dunsterville, Galfried Clement Keyworth |
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published in |
Venezuelan Orchid Illustrated 2 : 342 1961 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Maxillariinae |
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genus |
Xylobium Lindley 1825 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 40 |
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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 |
origins |
humid forests in Costa Rica, Suriname, Venezuela (Azoàtegui, Aragua, Carabobo, Miranda), Colombia, |
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Ecuador (Los Rios, Napo, Tungurahua), Peru, Bolivia (Pasco, Oxapampa), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Ayopaya, |
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Santa Cruz), Brazil (Bahia) |
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altitude |
600 - 1800 m (1980 - 5940 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Los Tequez (Miranda, 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 1200 m / 3960 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Los Tequez this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 41 m' to 11 h 19 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to low |
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| inflorescence |
length |
18 - 20 cm (7.2" - 8"), basal |
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nr flowers |
12 - 16 |
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size |
single flower 2.5 L 4 cm (1" L 1.6") - inflorescence 12 L 4.5 cm (4.8" L 1.8") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 15 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 10 - 12 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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