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taxonomy |
described by |
Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
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published in |
Linnaea 22 : 826 1849 (may 1850) |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Epidendreae |
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subtribe |
Pleurothallidinae |
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genus |
Pleurothallis R Brown 1813 |
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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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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native of |
origins |
Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica |
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altitude |
1500 - 2500 m (4950 - 8250 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : |
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![Pleurothallis schiedei b gr uk](https://hortusorchis.org/images/multithumb_thumbs/b_0_0_0_10_images_Pleurothallis_schiedei_b_gr_uk.jpg) |
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photoperiod |
in San Cristobal this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 06 m' to 10 h 54 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
low |
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inflorescence |
length |
8 - 15 cm (3.2" - 6"), basal |
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nr flowers |
12 - 16, one at a time, every 15 days |
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size |
single flower 1 L 0.7 cm (0.4" L 0.28") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 6 - 7 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |