Dresslerella pilosissima photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Schlechter) Luer, Carlyle August |
published in | Selbiana 2 ( 2 - 3 ) : 185 1978 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Epidendreae | |
subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
genus | Dresslerella Luer 1976 | |
metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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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 | humid evergreen forests in Costa Rica (Alajuela, San Ramon) |
altitude | 800 - 1100 m (2640 - 3630 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Alajuela (Alajuela, Costa Rica) |
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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 950 m / 3135 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Alajuela this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 40 m' to 11 h 20 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | low | |
inflorescence | length | 1,5 cm (0.6"), from the base of the leaf |
nr flowers | 1 | |
size | single flower 0.5 L 1 cm (0.2" L 0.4") | |
duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 days | |
Cites | appendix | II |