| Masdevallia impostor | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Luer, Carlyle August & Escobar Restrepo, Rodrigo |
| published in | Orquideologia ; Revista de la Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideologia 13 ( 2 ) : 170 1979 | |
| 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. | |
| (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 of Venezuela, Colombia (Antioquia, Angelopolis, Betania, Betulia, Piñonal, Venecia), |
| Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) | ||
| altitude | (83) 1500 - 1900 m (274) 49500 - 6270 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 1700 m / 5600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Medellin this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 - 12 cm (4" - 4.8"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2 | |
| dimensioni | single flower 5 L 2 cm (2" L 0.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
