| Epidendrum elongatum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | von Jaquin, Nicolaus Joseph |
| published in | Collectanea 3 : 260 1789 | |
| 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 | Guyana , Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoàtegui, Bolivar, Lara, Tàchira, Miranda), Colombia (Antioquioa, |
| Medellin, Yarumal), Ecuador (Cañar, Azogues, Carchi, Mira, Cotopaxi, Imbabura, Loja, Napo, Quijas, | ||
| Pichincha, Zamora), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chapare, Larecaja, La Paz, Murillo, Saavedra), | ||
| Brazil (Paranà, Bahia) | ||
| altitude | 700 - 2790 m (2310 - 9200 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Loja (Loja, 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 1750 m / 5610 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Loja this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 16 m' to 11 h 44 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brigthness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 90 - 100 cm (23" - 40"), apical |
| nr flowers | 120 - 160 | |
| size | a flower 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") - inflorescence 15 L 18 cm (6" L 7.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence up to 180 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
