| Anguloa uniflora photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Ruiz, Hipòlito & Pavon Josè Antonio |
| published in | Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 1 : 228 1798 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | 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 | humid mountains forests in Colombia, Ecuador (Loja, Morona-Santiago, Pastaza), |
| Peru (Huànuco, Junin, Loreto, San Martin, Cajamarca, San Rama, Rio Utcubamba) | ||
| altitude | 800 - 1970 m (2640 - 6500 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Huànuco (Huànuco, Peru) |
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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 1400 m / 4620 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Huànuco this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 38 m' to .11 22 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 24 - 30 cm (11.2" L 12"), basal |
| no flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 7 L 4 cm (2.8" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 15 days | |
| waiting | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
