| Epidendrum pseudepidendrum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Xenia Orchidacea 1 : 160 - 161, t . 53 | |
| 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 | rainforests in Costa Rica (Puntarenas, Osa, Cartago, S. Josè, Dota) and Panama (Chiriquì) |
| altitude | 600 - 1800 m (1980 - 5940 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cartago ( Cartago, Costa Rica) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cartago this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 37 m' to 11 h 23 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 - 30 cm (8" - 12"), apical |
| nr flowers | 24 - 36, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4.5 L 4.5 cm (1.8" L 1.8") - inflorescence 13 L 15 cm (5.2" L 6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 80 - 90 days | |
| time | the birth ïthe flowering, ≈ 90 - 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
