| Promenaea stapelioides photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 29 : misc . 13 1843 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| genera | Promenaea Lindley 1843 | |
| 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 | cooler forests in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Organ Mts., São Paulo, Paranà, Santa Catarina) |
| altitude | 600 - 800 m (1980 - 2640 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Petropolis (Mts. Organ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Petropolis this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 - 5 cm (1.6" - 2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 3 L 4.5 cm (1.2" L 1.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
