| Anguloa brevilabris photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Orchid Review 23 : 292 1915 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribes | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Maxillariinae | |
| Genus | Anguloa Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| 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 | open woods in Colombia (Antioquia) |
| altitude | 1400 - 1600 m (4620 - 5280 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Medellin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 cm (12"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 7 L 4 cm (2.8" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower, about 20 days | |
| time | from birth to bloom ≈ 70 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
