| Rhynchostele bictoniensisforma alba photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Bateman) Soto Arenas, Miguel Angel & Salazar Chàvez, Gerardo Adolfo |
| published in | Orquìdea (Mexico City) n.s. , 13 ( 1 - 2 ) : 147 | |
| forma alba | color variation | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Rhynchostele Reichenbach f. 1852 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | humid forests in Mexico (Chiapas, Chamula, Coapilla, Huistàn, Jitotol, Rayòn, Tenejapa, Zinacantàn, Oaxaca), |
| Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Cobàn, Huehuetenango, Barillas, Quichè, Sacatepèquez, Zacapa), | ||
| Honduras (Lempira, Gracias), El Salvador, Panama (Chiriquì) | ||
| altitude | 1200 - 3200 m (3960 - 10560 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Gracias (Lempira, Honduras) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2200 m / 7260 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Gracias this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 00 m' to 11 h 00 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 70 - 85 cm (28" - 34"), basal |
| nr flowers | 15 - 19, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 5 cm (1.6" L 2") - inflorescence 45 L 7 cm (18" L 2.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 100 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
