Trichopilia tortilis

Trichopilia tortilis

Trichopilia tortilis                                                                                                                                                            photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by Lindley, John
  published in       Edwards's Botanical Register  22 : t . 1863    1863
     
  family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Cymbidieae
  subtribe Oncidiinae
  genus Trichopilia  Lindley 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, Oaxaca, Berriozabal, Cintalapa, Villaflores), Belize (Toledo), 
    Guatemala (Coban, Alta Verapaz, Quetzaltenango), Honduras (Comayagua, Signatepeque), El Salvador,  
    Nicaragua (Jinotega), Costa Rica, Panama (Chiriquì, Boquete)
  altitude 900 - 1800 m (2970 - 5940 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 1300 m / 4300 ft) :
    Trichopilia tortilis 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    low
     
inflorescence     length 10 cm (4"), basal  
  nr flowers 1, fragrant
  size single flower 10 L 10 cm  (4" L 4")
  duration single flower, ≈ 15 days    
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days 
     
CITES appendix II

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