| Lepanthes escobariana photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Orchideologia ; Revista de la Sociedad Colombiana de Orchideologia 4 : 76 1969 | |
| 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 | cloud forests of Colombia (Antioquia, Abejonal) |
| altitude | 1830 - 2440 m (6039 - 8052 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2100 m / 6930 ft) : |
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| photoperiod |
in Medellin this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 02 m', to 11 h 58 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 - 7 cm (2" - 2.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 20 - 22 one at a time | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 1.2 cm (1" L 0.48") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 90 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
