| Masdevallia mendozae | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Luer, Carlyle August |
| published in | Phytologia 54 ( 5 ) : 382 1983 | |
| 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. |
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| native of | origins | cloud forests, on branches covered with moss in Ecuador (Loja, Zamora-Chinchipe) |
| altitude | 1800 - 2300 m (5940 - 7590 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Loja (Loja, Ecuador) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
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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 Loja this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 14 m' to 11 h 46 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 cm (2.4"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 1 cm (0.6" L 0.4"9) - depth 3.5 cm (1.4") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 giorni | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
