| Amesiella monticola photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Cootes, Jim E. & Banks, David P. |
| published in | Orchids of Australia 10 (5) : 26 1998 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae | |
| Genus |
Amesiella Garay 1972 |
|
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (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 | origin | endemic in rainforests of The Philippines (Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Nueva Vizcaya) |
| altitude | 1800 - 2200 m (5900 - 7600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Toguegarao (Cagayan Vallewy, Luzon, The Philippines) | |
| 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 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
 |
||
| photoperod | in Toguegarao this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 cm (2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 2, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") - spur 10 cm (4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
