| Masdevallia civilis | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav & von Rawicz Warszewicz, Joseph |
| published in | Bonplandia (Hannover) 2 : 115 1854 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Masdevallia Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 36 | |
| metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
| (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 |
cloud forests on limestone lands, in the grass, Venezuela, Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, |
| altitude | 1500 - 3500 m (4950 - 11550 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 2500 m / 8250 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 | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 - 5 cm (1.6" - 2") from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 0.6 L 0.6 cm (0.24" L 0.24") - deep 2 cm (0.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
