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Pelexia

Pelexia laxa

Author (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl.

Species
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 8 countries
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Care and culture for Pelexia laxa Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
70–2,222m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,935mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern

Temperature

13°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3°8°13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,935mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 26° 24–29 16° 12–19 129mm
Feb 27° 25–29 16° 13–19 92mm
Mar 28° 26–30 16° 13–18 86mm
Apr 28° 26–30 17° 14–19 87mm
May 28° 23–30 18° 12–20 151mm
Jun 27° 22–29 18° 10–20 245mm
Jul 26° 22–29 17° 10–19 243mm
Aug 27° 24–29 17° 11–19 205mm
Sep 27° 25–28 17° 12–19 235mm
Oct 27° 25–29 17° 14–20 201mm
Nov 27° 24–29 17° 13–19 143mm
Dec 26° 23–29 16° 13–18 122mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Based on 30 locations

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Synonyms

Gyrostachys longepetiolataPelexia curvicalcarataPelexia lindmanianaPelexia longepetiolataPelexia weiriiSpiranthes curvicalcarataSpiranthes laxaSpiranthes longepetiolataSpiranthes weiriiStenorrhynchos laxumStenorrhynchos lindmanianumStenorrhynchos weirii

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