Lepanthes amphioxa photo Z |
taxonomy | desribed by | Luer, Carlyle August & Hirtz, Alexander C. |
published in | Monographs in systematic botany, from the Missouri Botanical Garden 61 ( 3 ) : 35, f . 11 1996 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Epidendreae | |
genus | Lepanthes Swartz 1799 | |
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) | ||
soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
native of | origins | clouds forests of the Andes in Ecuador |
altitude | (1000) 1250 - 2100 m (3300 ft) (4125 - 6930 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas, Ecuador) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a long dry season and a rainy season |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Esmeraldas this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 02 m', to 11 h 58 m' |
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life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | low | |
inflorescence | length | 0,5 cm (0.2"), from the base of the leave |
nr flowers | ||
size | single flower 0,7 L 0,4 cm (0.28" L 0.16") | |
duration | single flower ~ - inflorescence ~ | |
time | to bloom from birth, ~ 40 days | |
CITES | appendix |