| Pleurothallis schiedei photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Linnaea 22 : 826 1849 (may 1850) | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Pleurothallis R Brown 1813 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica |
| altitude | 1500 - 2500 m (4950 - 8250 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in San Cristobal this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 06 m' to 10 h 54 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 8 - 15 cm (3.2" - 6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16, one at a time, every 15 days | |
| size | single flower 1 L 0.7 cm (0.4" L 0.28") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 6 - 7 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
