| Myrmecophilia tibicinis | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Epidendrum tibicinis) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Bateman) Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Orchid Review 25 ( 291 ) : 51 mar. 1917 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Myrmecophilia Rolfe 1917 | |
| 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 |
deciduous forests in Mexico (Chiapas, Champeche, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Yucatan), Belize (Toledo, Corozal, Cajo), |
| altitude | 0 - 1050 m (0 - 3465 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Liberia (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Liberia this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 43 m' to 11 h 17 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte |
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| brightness | full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 120 - 140 cm (48" - 56"), apical |
| nr flowers | 12 - 15, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") - inflorescence 25 L 17 cm (10" L 6.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 60 - 90 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
