not yet in bloom
| Dracula erytrochaete |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Luer, Carlyle August |
| published in | Selbiana 2 ( 2 - 3 ) : 195 september 1978 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Dracula Luer 1978 | |
| 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 | forests in Costa Rica (Alajuela, Cartago, S. Josè, Puntarenas, R. Ramon, Santa Elena), |
| Panama (Bocas de Toro, Chiriquì, Boquete) | ||
| altitude | 1100 - 2850 m (3630 - 9400 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cerro Punta (Chiriquì, Panama) |
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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 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cerro Punta this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 34 m' to 11 h 26 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | |
| nr flowers | ||
| size | ||
| duration | ||
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
