| Stanhopea wardii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Loddiges, George |
| published in | Sertum Orchidaceum t . 20 1 sep. 1838 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Stanhopea (Hooker) Frost 1829 | |
| 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 | cloud forests in Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala (Quetzaltenango,Zacapa), Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, |
| Panama (Coclè, Chiriquì), Venezuela (Aragua, Bolivar, Miranda, Zulia), Peru (San Martin) | ||
| altitude | 800 - 1600 m (2640 - 5280 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Los Tequez (Miranda, 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 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Los Tequez this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 41m' to 11 h 19 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low to partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 25 cm (10"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 11 L 11 cm (4.4" L 4.4") - inflorescence 26 L 24 cm (10.4" L 9.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 4 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
