Epidendrum catillus photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Friederich Richard Rudolf & von Rawicz Warszewicz Joseph |
published in | Bonplandia 2 : 112 1854 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Epidendreae | |
subtribe | Laeliinae | |
genus | Epidendrum Linnaeus 1763 | |
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) | ||
it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
native of | origins | forests in Colombia (Antioquia), Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbios, Tungarahua, |
Zamora-Chinchipe), Peru (Loreto, San Martin) | ||
altitude | 800 - 2400 m (2640 - 7920 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1600 m / 5280 ft) : | ||
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photoperiod | in Medellin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 50 - 70 cm (20" - 28") , apical |
nr flowers | 50 - 70 | |
size | a flower 3.5 L 3 cm (1.4" L 1.2") - inflorescence 20 L 10 cm (8" L 4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 100 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |