| Epidendrum ilense photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Dodson, Calaway Homer |
| published in | Selbiana 2 ( 1 ) : 51 1977 | |
| 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 | humid tropical forest, in Ecuador (Hill Lla, Cotopaxi, Los Rios, Pichincha)) |
| altitude | 150 - 700 m (495 - 2310 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Quevedo (Los Rios, 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 425 m / 1320 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Quevedo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 04 m' to 11 h 56 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 - 3 cm (0.8" - 1.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 - 3, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3 L 2.6 cm (1.2" L 1") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 12 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 60 days | |
| notes | do not cut the inflorescence, blooms several times' year, for several years | |
| CITES | apendix | II |
