| Lepanthes calodictyon photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Hooker, William Jackson |
| published in | Botanical Magazine t. 5259 1861 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Lepanthes Swartz 1799 | |
| 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) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | moist forests in the Andeas, through the western Cordillera of Colombia (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca), |
| Ecuador (Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Bolivar, Quinindè Cinchosse on Chimborazo) | ||
| altitude | 450 - 1400 m (1485 - 4620 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Tulua (Valle del Cauca, Colombia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Tulua this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 16 m', to 11 h 44 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 - 3 cm (0.8" - 1.2"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 14 - 18, in succession for years | |
| size | single flower, 0.2 L 0.2 cm (0.08" L 0.08") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
