| Masdevallia abbreviata | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle, new series 10 : 106 1878 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Masdevallia Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| 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. | ||
| native of | origins | cloud forests , in the Andes of Ecuador (Bolivar, Chimborazo, Loja, Pichincha), Peru (Cajamarca) |
| altitude | 1500 - 2500 m (4950 - 8250 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cajamarca (Cajamarca, Peru) |
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Köppen climate classification : Bsk, cold-dry steppe climate |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Cajamarca this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 28 m' to 11 h 32 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 - 15 cm (4" - 6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 1.5 cm (1.2" L 0.6") - inflorescence 6 L 5 cm (2.4" L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
