Dasyglossum confertum

Dasyglossum confertum

Dasyglossum confertum      
                                                                                                                                  photo C. Solimbergo
(Cyrtochilum confertum)    
     
taxonomy  described by (Reichenbach f.) Koniger, Willibald  &  Schildhaver, Herbert
  published in        Arcula, Botanische Abhandungen  1 : 5    1994 
     
   family Orchidaceae
  subfamily   Epidendroideae
  tribe Cymbidieae 
  subtribe Oncidiinae
  genus Dasyglossum  Koniger & Schildhaver 1994
     
  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 origins cloud forests, on shrubs, in Ecuador (Azuay, Pastaza, Tungurahua)
  altitudie 2500 - 3000  m (8250 - 9900 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Cuenca (Azuay, Ecuador)
    Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2750 m / 9075 ft) :
    Dasyglossum confertum a gr uk
  photoperiod in Cuenca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 10m' to 11 h 50 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence    length 52 cm (20.8"), basal
  nr flowers 30 - 32
  size single flower  2 L 2 cm  (0.8" L 0.8") - inflorescence  23 L 12 cm  (9.2" L 4.8")
  duration inflorescencedays
  time birth to bloom, about 200 days     
     
CITES appendix II

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