| Dracula vampira photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Luer) Luer, Carlyle August |
| published in | Selbiana 2 ( 2 - 3 ) : 198 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | cloud forests in the western Ecuador (Imbabura, Pichincha), Colombia |
| altitude | 1800 - 2200 m (5940 - 7260 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Quito (Pichincha, 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 2000 m 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Quito this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, constant throughout the year, of 12 h 00 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 cm (8"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 3 - 4 one at a time | |
| size | single flower 14 cm L 14 cm (5.6" L 5.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 15 days - inflorescence, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | |
