| Acianthera strupifolia photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Pleurothallis strupifolia) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Pridgeon, Alec M. & Chase, Mark W. |
| published in | Lindleyana 16 (4) : 246 . 26 December 2001 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Acianthera Scheidweiler 1842 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | cool, deciduous forests, in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina), Peru |
| altitude | 1700 - 3200 m (5610 - 10560 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from São Joaquim (Santa Catarina, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2500 m / 8250 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in São Joaquim this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 53 m' to 10 h 07 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte, among mosses and lichens | |
| brightness | low to partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 8 - 9 cm (3.2" - 3.6"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 12 - 14 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 0.7 cm (0.6" L 0.28") - inflorescence 6 L 2.5 cm (2.4" L 1") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
