Catasetum integerrimum photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Hooker, William Jackson |
published in | Botanical Magazine 67 : t . 3823 september 1840 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Cymbidieae | |
subtribe | Catasetinae | |
genus | Catasetum Kunth 1822 | |
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 | humid forests in Mexico (Champeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querètaro, Ocosingo, Tabasco, |
Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan), Belize (Cayo, Toledo, Corozal, Stann Creek), | ||
Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Petèn, Sacatepequez), Honduras (Tatumbla, F. Morazàn), | ||
Nicaragua (Chontales, Managua), Costa Rica | ||
altitude | 5 - 1600 m (16 - 5280 ft) | |
habitat | habitat climate informations from Consejo (Cayo, Belize) | |
Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Consejo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m' to 10 h 47 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | sunny | |
inflorescence | length | 35 - 40 cm (14" - 16"), basal |
nr flowers | 4 - 6, fragrant | |
size | single flower 6 L 4 cm (2.4" L 1.6") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 45 days |
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CITES | appendix |
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