Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman) Dressler & W.E.Higgins

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Guarianthe

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.2-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Guarianthe aurantiaca leaf picture by Hervé Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Guarianthe aurantiaca flower picture by Hervé Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Guarianthe aurantiaca world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70028060-1
WFO ID wfo-0000431315
COL ID 3HJJ6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Laelia aurantiaca Guarianthe aurantiaca Broughtonia aurea Cattleya aurantiaca Epidendrum aurantiacum Epidendrum aureum Amalia aurantiaca