| Acostaea trilobata photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Luer, Carl |
| published in | Selbyana 1 (3) : 216 , f . 43 1975 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Epidendreae | |
| Subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| Genus | Acostaea Schlechter 1923 | |
| 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 | origin | mist forest in Ecuador (Napo, Pastaza, Morona-Santiago) |
| altitudie | 500 - 1800 m (1650 - 5900 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Puyo (Pastaza, Ecuador) | |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1100 m / 3630 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Puyo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 05 m' to 11 h 55 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1.5 cm (0.6"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6 | |
| size | single flower 0.5 L 0.2 cm (0.2" L 0.08") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ day | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
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