Scaphyglottis confusa

Scaphyglottis confusa

Scaphyglottis confusa                                                                                                                                                     photo C. Solimbergo
(Hexadesmia confusa
     
taxonomy described by (Schlechter) Ames, Oakes  &  Correl, Donovan Stewart
  published in        Botanical Museum Leaflets  10 ( 4 ) : 85    1942
     
  family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Epidendreae
  subtribe Laeliinae
  genus Scaphyglottis  Poepping & Endlicher 1836
     
  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 (Chiapas, Chanal, Ocosingo), Belize (Toledo), Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Cobàn,
    Tamau, Chiquimula, Quazaltepeque, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Zacapa), Honduras (Comayagua, Cortès,
    Taulabè, Sigmatepeque),  El Salvador (Santa Ana, Metapan), Nicaragua (Estelì, Jinotega, Matagalpa)
  altitude 0 - 2400 m (0 - 7920 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Cobàn (Alta Verapaz, Guatemala)
    Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) :
    Scaphyglottis confusa b gr uk
  photoperiod in Cobàn this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 01 m' to 10 h 59 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness    partial shade to low
     
inflorescence     length 0,4 cm (0.16"), apical  
  nr flowers 1 - 3
  size single flower 0.6 L 0.6 cm  (0.24" L 0.24")
  duration single flower, ≈ days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days
     
CITES appendix II

  

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