Cattleya schroederae photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Sander, Henry Frederick Conrad |
published in | Reichenbachia 3 : 37 1892 | |
family | Orchdaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Laeliinae | |
subtribe | Catleya Lindley 1821 monofoliate | |
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 | Colombia, humid forests on the Cordillera Oriental (Cesar, from San Martin to Cazanare) |
altitude | 500 – 1500 m ? (1650 - 4950 ft ?) | |
habitat | climate informations from Villavicencio, 50 km. /30 miles, from San Martin (Cesar, Colombia) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Villavicencio this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 16 m' to 11 h 44 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 8 – 10 cm, (3.2" - 4") apical |
nr fiori | 1 | |
misure | single flower, 11 L 11 cm (4.4" L 4.4") | |
durata | ||
attesa | to bloom from birth, ~ days | |
CITES | appendix | II |