| Restrepia antennifera photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | von Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heindrich Alexander |
| Bonpland, Aimè Jacques Alexandre | ||
| Kunth, Karl Sigismund | ||
| published in | Nova Genera et Species Plantarum ( folio ed.) 1 : 239 1815 (ang. (sero) 1816) | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleutothallidinae | |
| genus | Restrepia Kunth 1816 | |
| 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 | humid forests in Mexico, Nicaragua (Jinoteca), Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia (Antioquia, Urrao, |
| Nariño, Quebradouar, Santander, Albriquì), Ecuadr (Azuay, Imbabura, Loja, Morona-Santiago, | ||
| Pichincha, Tungurahua), Peru (Cajamarca), Bolivia (La Paz, Yungas) | ||
| altitude | 1200 - 3575 m (3960 - 11800 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ambato (Tungurahua, Ecuador) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2400 m / 7900 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ambato this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 05 m' to 11 h 55 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 - 5 cm (1.6" - 2"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 1.5 cm (1" L 0.6") - depth 2 cm (0.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 5 - 6 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 8 - 10 days | |
