| Epidendrum longipetalum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Richard, Achille & Galeotti, Henry Guillaume |
| published in | Annales des Sciences Naturelles ; Botanique, ser 3 3 : 22 1845 | |
| 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 | cloud forests, in Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, Hidalgo) |
| altitude | 1920 - 2500 m (6336 - 8250 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Pachuca de Soto (Hidalgo, Mexico) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2200 m / 7260 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Pachuca de Soto this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 20 m' to 10 h 40 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 50 - 70 cm (20" - 28"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 50 - 60, one at a time | |
| size | single flower 9 L 1.5 cm (3.6" L 0.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 15 days - inflorescence for years (5 - 8 years) | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 - 180 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
