| Restrepiopsis microptera photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Schlechter) Luer Carlyle August |
| published in | Selbyana 2 : 200 1978 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleutothallidinae | |
| genera | Restrepiopsis Luer 1978 | |
| 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 | Colombia (Antioquia,Medellin, Abejornal, Santander), Ecuador (Chimborazo, Morona-Santiago, Napo) |
| Peru (Amazonas, Bongarà) | ||
| altitude | 1600 - 2500 m ( 5280 - 8250 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Villa de Jumbilla (Bongarà, Amazonas, Peru) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Bsh, steppe hot-dry climate | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Jumbilla 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 | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 1 cm (0.4"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 1.5 L 0.8 cm (0.6" L 0.32") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
