| Epidendrum bracteolatum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Presl, Carl Borivoj |
| published in | Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1 ( 2 ) : 100 1827 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Epidendrum Linnaeus 1763 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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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 | dry forests in Colombia (Baia de Cara), Ecuador (El Oro, Guayas, Manabì), Peru |
| altitude | 0 - 300 m (0 - 990 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Guayaquil (Guayas, Ecuador) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 150 m / 495 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Guayaquil this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 18 m' to 11 h 42 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 - 40 cm (12" - 16"), apical |
| nr flowers | 24 - 40, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 2 L 2.5 cm (0.8" L 1") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
