| Diodonopsis erinacea photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Pridgeon, Alec M. & Chase, Mark W. |
| published in | Lindeyana 16 ( 4 ) : 253 26 dec 2001 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Didonopsis, Pridgeon & Chase 2001 | |
| 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 | rain or cloud forests in Belize, Costa Rica (Alajuela, San Ramon), Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador |
| altitude | 700 - 1150 (1400) m (2310 - 3795 (4620) ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cali (Valle del Cauca, Colombia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cali this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 13 m' to 11 h 47 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 - 5 cm (1.6" - 2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 0.8 L 0.8 cm (0.32" L 0.32") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix |
