Soterosanthus shepheardii

Soterosanthus shepheardii 2Soterosanthus shepheardii 1

Soterosanthus shepheardii                                                                                                                                             photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by (Rolfe) Jenny, Rudolf
  published in      Die Orchidee ( Hamburg )  37 ( 2 ) : 74    1986
     
  family  Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Cymbidieae
  subtribe Stanhopeinae
  genus Soterosanthus  (Jenny) Lehman 1986
     
  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 on the coastal forests of Colombia (Valle del Cauca), Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
  altitude 0 - 210 m (0 - 693 ft) .
  habitat climate informations from Esmaraldas (Esmeraldas, Ecuador)
    Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season)
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 100 m / 330 ft) :
    Soterosanthus shepheardii b gr uk
  photoperiod in Esmeraldas this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 02 m' to 11 h 58 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 10 - 12 cm (4 - 4.8") 
  nr flowers 8 - 10 
  size single flower 2,5 L 3,5 cm (1 L 1.4") - inflorescence 10 L 6 cm (4 L 2.4") 
  duration inflorescence ≈ 3 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days 
     
CITES appendix II

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