| Masdevallia ignea | photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | desribed by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 1 : 482 1871 | |
| 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 | Colombia (Nariño) |
| altitude | 2950 - 3700 m (9735 - 12210 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from San Juan de Pasto (Nariño, Colombia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Csb, humid subtropical climate with dry hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 3350 m / 11055 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in San Juan de Pasto this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 05 m' to 11 h 55 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 23 - 25 cm, upright |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 2,5 L 4,5 cm (1" L 1.8") | |
| duration | single flower ~ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
