| Platystele misera photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | desribed by | (Lindley) Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Botanical Museum Leaflets 21 ( 9 ) : 251 1967 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Platystele Schlechter 1910 | |
| 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 | forests in Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Jardin, Rionegro), Ecuador, Perù (Amazonas, Chachapoyas, San Martin) |
| altitude | 1850 - 2535 m (6100 - 7690 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Rionegro (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 2100 m / 6930 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Rionegro this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 50 - 65 cm (20" - 26"), from the leaf base |
| nr flowers | 40 - 60 | |
| size | single flower 0,7 L 0,7 cm (0.28" L 0.28") - inflorescence 30 L 2 cm (12" L 0.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ~ 180 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
