| Epidendrum medusae photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heindrich |
| published in | Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 6 : 145 1889 | |
| 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 and moist forests of Ecuador (Azuay, Loja) |
| altitude | 2000 - 2700 m (6600 - 8910 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Loja (Loja, Ecuador) |
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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 2350 m / 7755 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 | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2 | |
| size | single flower 7 L 5 cm (2.8" L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 - 70 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
