| Trisetella hoeijeri photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Luer, Carlyle August & Hirtz, Alexander C. |
| published in | Lindeyana 1 ( 3 ) : 192 1986 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Trisetella Luer 1980 | |
| metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
| (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, on twigs, in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Gualaguiza) |
| altitude | 1500 - 2000 m (4950 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Macas (Morona-Santiago, Ecuador) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1750 m / 5800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Macas this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 09 m' to 11 h 51 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 - 5 cm (1.6" - 2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 6 cm (1.2" L 2.4") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
