| Epidendrum catillus photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Friederich Richard Rudolf & von Rawicz Warszewicz Joseph |
| published in | Bonplandia 2 : 112 1854 | |
| 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 | forests in Colombia (Antioquia), Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbios, Tungarahua, |
| Zamora-Chinchipe), Peru (Loreto, San Martin) | ||
| altitude | 800 - 2400 m (2640 - 7920 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, 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 1600 m / 5280 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Medellin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 50 - 70 cm (20" - 28") , apical |
| nr flowers | 50 - 70 | |
| size | a flower 3.5 L 3 cm (1.4" L 1.2") - inflorescence 20 L 10 cm (8" L 4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 100 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
