| Porroglossum muscosum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Repertorium Specierum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 7 : 83 1920 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Porroglossum Schlechter 1920 | |
| 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 |
humid forests in Venezuela (Tàchira), Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Putumayo, Frontino, La Ceja, Popayan, |
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Narino forests, Santa Fè), Ecuador (Carchi, Imbabura, Morona-Santiago, Pichincha, Zamora-Chinchipe) |
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| altitude |
1700 - 2500 m (5610 - 8250 ft) |
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| habitat |
climate informations from Rionegro (Antioquia, Colombia) |
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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 2100 m / 6930 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Rionegro this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36m' | |
| life form |
epiphyte |
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| brightness |
low |
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| inflorescence | length |
16 - 18 cm (6.4" - 7.2"), basal |
| nr flowers |
1 - 2 , inflorescence blooms the following years |
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| size |
single flower 9 L 1.5 cm (3.6" L 0.6") |
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| duration |
single flower, ≈ 30 days |
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| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
