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no longer in collection |
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| Dracula mopsus photo Z |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lehm. & Kraenzlin) Luer, Carlyle August |
| published in | Selbiana 2 ( 2 - 3 ) : 197 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 | cloud forests in Ecuador (Cotopaxi, El Oro, Manabì, Cuesta de Amboca, Pacayuro, Zaruma) |
| altitude | 1200 - 1500 m (3960 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from La Tacunga (Cotopaxi, Ecuador) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in La Tacunga this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 02 m' to 11 h 58 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 9 - 11 cm (3.6" - 4.4"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 1 L 1 cm (0.4" L 0.4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 - 25 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix |
