| Masdevallia pachyura | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle, new series 2 : 322 1874 | |
| 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 | humid forests in Ecuador (Azuay, Bolivar, Canãr, Pichincha) |
| altitude | 1000 - 3100 m (3300 - 10230 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Cuenca (Azuay, 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 Cuenca this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 10 m' to 11 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 - 17 cm (4" - 6.8"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 2 cm (1.2" L 0.8") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 25 - 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
