not yet in bloom
| Masdevallia polysticta | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle, new series 1 : 338 14 mar. 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. |
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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 in Ecuador (Azuay, Bolivar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Loja, Pichincha), Peru (Cajamarca, Piura, Caira) |
| altitude | 1500 - 3100 m (4950 - 10230 ft) | |
| climate |
informations from Quito (Pichincha, 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 2300 m / 7600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Quito this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, constant throughout the year, of 12 h 00 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | |
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| duration | ||
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
