| Ophydion pleurothallopsis | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | (Kraenzlin) Luer, Carlyle August |
| published in | Selbyana 7 ( 1 ) : 80 August 1982 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Ophydion Luer 1982 | |
| 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 | cloud forests in Panama (Darièn), Venezuela (Bolivar), Colombia (Antioquia, Nariño, Urrao, Santa Rosa de Osos, |
| Rionegro y Sonsòn), Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Imbabura, Morona-Santiago, Limòn, Indanza, Napo, Zamora-Chinchipe), | ||
| Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chapare, Yungas) | ||
| altitude | 650 - 2800 m (2145 - 9240 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Rionegro y Sonsòn (Antioquia, Colombia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1700 m / 5600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Rionegro y Sonsòn this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 cm (0.8"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 2 | |
| size | single flower 0.2 L 0.2 cm (0.08" L 0.08") - depth 0.7 cm (0.28") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
