| Keferstenia tolimensis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 7 : 161 1920 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| genus | Keferstenia Reichenbach f. 1852 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | cloud forests in Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Titiribì, Tolima), Venezuela (Merida, Miranda, Truijllo, Zulia) |
| altitude | 1500 - 2100 m (4950 - 6930 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Popayan (Cauca, Colombia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1800 m / 5940 ft) : | ||
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| photoperod | in Popayan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 09 m' to 11 h 51 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 2.5 cm (0.6" L 1") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
