| Lepanthopsis acuminata photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Ames, Oakes |
| published in | Botanical Museum Leaflets 6 ( 4 ) : 70 1938 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Lepanthopsis (Cogniaux) Ames 1933 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathways, 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 in Venezuela (Tàchira), Colombia (Antioquia, Frontino, Cauca, Yarumal, Tolima), |
| Ecuador (Loja, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Zamora-Chinchipe Tungurahua) | ||
| altitude | 850 - 2800 m (2800 - 9240 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (without a winter season, more and abundantrainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1800 m / 5940 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 | 3 - 4 cm (1.2" - 1.6"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16 | |
| size | single flower 0.9 L 0.2 cm (0.36" L 0.08") - inflorescence 1 L 3 cm ( 0.4" L 1.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
