| Masdevallia strobelii | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Sweet, Herman Royden & Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | American Orchid Society Bulletin 35 ( 5 ) : 377 - 378 1966 | |
| 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 | lower branches of trees, along waterways of forests in Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) |
| altitude | 1550 - 1700 m (5115 - 5600 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Zamora (Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador) |
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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 1600 m / 5280 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Zamora this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 07 m' to 11 h 53 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 11 L 6 cm (4.4" L 2.4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 10 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
