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taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Bateman, James |
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published in |
Sertum Orchidaceum t . 1 1838 |
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var. nigroviolacea |
described by |
Morren, Charles Francois Antoine |
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published in |
Annales dela Societè Royale d' Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand : |
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Journal d' Horticulture et des Sciences Accessories 1 : 233 , t . 21 1845 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Stanhopeinae |
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genus |
Stanhopea (Hooker) Frost 1829 |
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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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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native of |
origins |
Mexico ( Tamanlipas, Hidalgo, Puebla, Vera Cruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Querètaro) |
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altitude |
600 - 1700 m (1980 - 5600 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1150 m / 3800 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Oaxaca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 08 m' to 10 h 52 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
low to partial shade |
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inflorescence |
length |
16 - 20 cm (6.4" - 8"), basal |
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nr flowers |
1 - 3 |
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size |
single flower 15 L 17 cm (6" L 6.8") - inflorescence 19 L 15 cm (7.6" L 6") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 5 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |