| Kefersteinia richardhegerlii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Vàsquez, C. Antonio & Dodson, Calaway Homer |
| published in | Revista de la Sociedad Boliviana de Botanica 3 ( 1 - 2 ) : 12 2001 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetelinae | |
| 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 | endemic in rainforests of Bolivia (Cochabamba, Ceraso, Santa Cruz) |
| altitude | ≈ 400 m (1320 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) |
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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 400 m / 1320 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Santa Cruz this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 10 m' to 10 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 2 L 3 cm (0.8" L 1.2") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 10 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
