| Maxillariella tenuifolia | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Maxillaria tenuifolia) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Blanco, Mario Alberto & Carnevali, Germàn |
| published in | Lankesteriana, Revista Cientifica 7 ( 3 ) : 530 2007 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Maxillariinae | |
| genus | Maxillariella Blanco & Carnevali 2007 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | forests of Mexico (Oaxaca), Belize, Costa Rica Cartago), Colombia |
| altitude | 60 - 2300 m (198 - 7590 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1100 m / 3630 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Oaxaca this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 14 h 08 m' to 9 h 52 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte |
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| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 3,5 cm (1.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 2 | |
| size | single flower 1.7 L 3 cm (0.68" L 1.2") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
