| Miltoniopsis warscewiczii | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Garay, Leslie Andrew & Dunsterville, Galfried Clement Keyworth
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| published in | Venezuelan Orchid Illustrated 6 : 278 1976 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Miltoniopsis Godefroy-Lebuef 1889 | |
| 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) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | cloud forests of Costa Rica (Alajuela, Heredia, San Josè, Bocas de Toro, Vazquez de Coronado), |
| Panama (Chiriquì), Colombia (Antioquia) | ||
| altitude | 1372 - 2000 m (4528 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1700 m / 5600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Medellin this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 - 50 cm (12" - 20"), basal |
| nr flowers | 48 - 60 | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 3.5 cm (1.4" L 1.4") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
