| Epidendrum stamfordianum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Bateman, James |
| published in | The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala Synopsis t. 11 1 sept. 1838 | |
| 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 | periodical dry forests on large branches, in Mexico (Champeche, Chiapas, Ocosìngo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, |
| Tabasco, Yucatan), Belize, Honduras (Comayagua), Costa Rica, El Salvador (Cuscatlàn, Ahuachapàn), | ||
| Nicaragua (Boaco, Chinandega, Chontales, Jinoteca, Masaya, Matagalpa, Rivas), Panama (Coclè, Nata), | ||
| Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolivar) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 600 m (0 - 1980 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Ahuachàpan (Ahuachàpan, El Salvador) |
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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 300 m / 990 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ahuachàpan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 56 m' to 11 h 04 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 45 - 52 cm (18" - 21"), basal |
| nr flowers | 36 - 55, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3 L 3 cm (1.2" L 1.2") - inflorescence 22 L 8 cm (8.8" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
