Paradisanthus micranthus

 Paradisanthus micranthus

 Paradisanthus micranthus                                                                                                                                             photo C. Solimbergo
(Zygopetalum micranthus)
 
taxonomy   described by   (Barbosa Rodriguez) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf  
  published in  Orchids . Monatsschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orchideenkunde 12 : 36 . 1918 
     
  Family   Orchdaceae 
  Subfamily Epidendroideae 
  Tribe  Cymbidieae 
  Subtribe  Zygopetalinae 
  Genus  Paradisanthus  Reichenbach f. 1852
     
  metabolism   C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. 
    (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 origin rain forests in Brazil (Paranà, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul,
    Serra do Mar, Jacarehy, Santa Catarina, Campo do Massambi, Palhoga)
  altitude 0 - 1000 m (0 - 3300 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Jacarezinho (Paranà, Brazil)
    Köppen climate classification : Cfa, clima subtropicale umido in tutte le stagioni con estati calde
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) :
    Paradisianthus micranthus a gr uk
  photoperiod in Jacarezinho this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 32 m' to 10 h 28 m'
  life form geophyte
  brightness low
     
inflorescence   lenght  50 cm (20"), basal
  flores 32 - 36
  size single flower 1,8 L 2,3 cm (0.72 L 0.92") - inflorescence 23 L 5 cm (9.2 L 2")
  duration inflorescence ≈ 60 days
  time to bloom from birth ≈ 30 days
     
CITES  appendix II

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