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) : | ||
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 |