| Mediocalcar decoratum | photo C Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Schuiteman, Andrè |
| published in | Blumea 34 ( 1 ) : 167 1989 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Podochileae | |
| subtribe | ||
| genus | Mediocalcar JJ Smith 1900 | |
| 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 | moist and shade forests of Papua (Laiagam, Mt. Gahavisuka, Goroka, Morobe, Mt. Suckling, Param), |
| Indonesia (eastern Irian Jaya) | ||
| altitude | 700 - 2000 (2500) m (2300 - 6600 (8250) ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Wau (Morobe, Papua) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1350 m / 4455ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Wau this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 1 L 0.8 cm (0.4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
