| Lophiaris bicallosa photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Oncidium bicallosum) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Braem, Guido Jozef |
| published in | Schlechteriana 4 ( 1 - 2 ) : 17 24 jun. 1993 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Lophiaris Rafinasque 1838 | |
| 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 | damp forests of Mexico (Chiapas, Jitotol, Totolapa, Teopisca), El Salvador (Ahuachapàn), |
| Honduras, Guatemala (San Marcos), Costa Rica | ||
| plant rare in nature | ||
| altitude | 1450 - 2400 m (4785 - 7920 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1900 m / 6300 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in San Cristobal de las Casas, this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, |
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from 13 h 06 m', to 10 h 54 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 35 - 40 cm (14" - 16"), basal |
| nr flowers | 8 - 12, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 4 cm (1.4" L 1.6") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
