| Mediocalcar pygmaeum | photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | desribed by | Schlechter, Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 1 : 233 1911 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Podochileae | |
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| genus | Mediocalcar JJ Smith 1900 | |
| metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | moist, shady forests in Papua (Mount Victoria, Iswan Swamp) |
| altitude | 1524 - 1829 (2400) m (5030 - 6040 (7920) ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Kokoda (Mount Victoria, Northern Province, Papua) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1650 m / 5445 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Kokoda this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 34 m' to 11 h 26 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 1,2 cm (0.48") from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 0,6 L 0,5 cm (0.24" L 0.2") | |
| duration | single flower ~ 4 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
