| Restrepia elegans photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | decribed by | Karsten, Gustav, Karl, Wilhelm, Herman |
| published in | Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 15 : 202 1847 | |
| 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 Venezuela (Mèrida, Aragua, Miranda), Colombia (Santander), Ecuador (Pastaza) |
| altitude | 700 - 2800 m (2310 - 9240 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Merida (Merida, Venezuela) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1750 m / 5800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in merida this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 33 m' to 11 h 27 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 cm (2.8"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 7 L 2 cm (2.8" L 0.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 15 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
