| Rossioglossum grande | photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Garay, Leslie Andrew & Kennedy, George C. |
| published in | Orchid Digest 40 ( 4 ) : 142 1976 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Rossioglossum Garay & Kennedy 1976 | |
| 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 | deciduous rainforest, in Mexico (Chiapas, Siltepec), Guatemala (Santa Rosa, Chimaltenango), Honduras |
| altitude | 1500 - 1900 m (4950 - 6270 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Patzùn (Chimaltenango, Guatemala) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Csb, humid subtropical climate with dry hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1700 m / 5600 ft) : | ||
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| photoeriod | in Patzùn this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 59 m' to 11 h 01 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny in autumn and winter, reducing it in spring and summer | |
| inflorescence | length | 35 - 45 cm (14" - 18"), basal |
| nr flowers | 5 - 7 | |
| size | single flower 13 L 14 cm (5.2" L 5.6") - inflorescence 40 L 28 cm (16" L 11.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
