| Rudolfiella aurantiaca photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Hoehne, Frederico Carlos |
| published in | Iconografia de Orchidaceas do Brasil 220 1949 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Maxillariinae | |
| genus | Rudolfiella Hoehne 1944 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (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, of Caribbean, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Delta Amacuro, Miranda, |
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Monogas, Sucre), Ecuador (Napo, Sucumbios), Peru, Brazil (Manaus, Itacoatiana, Amazonas, upper Amazon |
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River, Uaupès River, Rio Jutaì, Ducke Reserve) |
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| altitude | 200 - 600 m (660 - 1980 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Guasdualito (Apure, Venezuela) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 400 m / 1320 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Guasdualito this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade, to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 38 - 42 cm (15.2" - 16.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 8 - 10 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 3.5 cm (1" L 1.4") - inflorescence 13 L 8 cm (5.2" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
