Encyclia pyriformis photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
published in | Die Orchideen 1 : 211 1914 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Epidendreae | |
subtribe | Laeliinae | |
genus | Encyclia Hooker 1828 | |
metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(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 | Cuba, on small shrubs, near the sea |
altitude | 0 - 50 m (0 - 20 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Cienfuegos (Cienfuegos, Cuba) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 30 m / 99 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Cienfuegos this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 28 m' to 10 h 32 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | sunny | |
inflorescence | length | 60 - 80 cm (24" - 32"), apical |
nr flowers | 8 - 12 | |
size | single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") - inflorescence L cm | |
duration | inflorescence, ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
CITES | appendix | II |