| Epidendrum denticulatum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Barbosa Rodriguez, João |
| published in | Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 2 : 143 1881 | |
| 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 | on shrubs, in dry areas of Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, São João da Bana, Arraial do Cabo Pontal, |
| Bahia, Santa Cruz de Cabralia, Alcobaça, Prado, Ilhèus, Minas Gerais, Companha Chicão, São Paulo, Iguape) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 1000 m (0 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Pirapora (Minas Gerais, Brazil) |
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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 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Pirapora this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brigthness | full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 38 - 46 cm (15.2" - 18.4"), apical |
| nr flowers | 60 - 80 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 2.5 cm (1" L 1") - inflorescence 8 L 8 cm (3.2" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 180 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
