| Scuticaria steelei photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 29 (misc.) : 44 1843 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Scuticaria Lindley 1843 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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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 | rain forests in Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolivar), Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Brazil (Manaus, Amazonas, |
| Itacoatiara, Rio Urube, Cachoeiras, Lindoia, Iracema) | ||
| altitude | 120 - 1300 m (396 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Itacoatiara (Amazonas, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m 7 2310 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Itacoatiara this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 13 m' to 11 h 47 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 3, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
