Dracula vampira photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Luer) Luer, Carlyle August |
published in | Selbiana 2 ( 2 - 3 ) : 198 1978 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Epidendreae | |
subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
genus | Dracula Luer 1978 | |
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 | cloud forests in the western Ecuador (Imbabura, Pichincha), Colombia |
altitude | 1800 - 2200 m (5940 - 7260 ft) | |
habitat |
climate informations from Quito (Pichincha, Ecuador) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m 6600 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Quito this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, constant throughout the year, of 12 h 00 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | low | |
inflorescence | length | 20 cm (8"), from the base of the leaf |
nr flowers | 3 - 4 one at a time | |
size | single flower 14 cm L 14 cm (5.6" L 5.6") | |
duration | single flower, ≈ 15 days - inflorescence, ≈ days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 - 80 days | |
CITES | appendix |