| Stelis sp 2 photo C. Solimbergo |
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purchased without label
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| taxonomy | described by | |
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| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Stelis Swartz 1800 | |
| 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 | Ecuador |
| altitude | 2200 m (7260 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ibarra (Imbabura, Ecuador) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2200 m / 7260 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ibarra this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 01 m' to 11 h 59 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | sunny to full sun | |
| inflorescence | length | 25 - 30 cm (10" - 12"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 30 - 50 , 2 - 3 inflorescences every pseudobulb | |
| size | single flower 0.6 L 0.3 cm (0.24" L 0.12") - inflorescence 28 L 1 cm (11.2" L 0.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
