| Epidendrum floribundum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | desribed by | von Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander |
| Bonpland, Aimè Jacques Alexandre | ||
| Kunth, Karl Sigismund | ||
| published in | Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 353, 283, t. 86 1816 | |
| some Authors consider Epidendrum floribundum synonymous Epidendrum paniculatum Ruiz & Pavon 1798 | ||
| not Eric Hagsater, who has studied this genus recently (Icones Orchidacearum, fascicle 14 - may 2013) | ||
| 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 | Panama (Balboa, Canal Area), Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brasile (Paranà) |
| altitude | ≈ 600 m (1980 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Jacarezinho (Paranà, Brazil) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Jacarezinho this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 32 m' to 10 h 28 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 15 cm (6") apical |
| nr flowers | 12 - 14 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 2,5 cm (1.2" L 1") - inflorescence 10 L 10 cm (4" L 4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ~ 60 - 70 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
