| Phragmipedium wallisii photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Flora of Ecuador 9 : 24 1978 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Cypripedioideae | |
| tribe | -- | |
| subtribe | -- | |
| genus | Phragmidedium Rolfe 1896 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 28 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | Colombia, Ecuador (Carchi, Morona-Santiago, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe), Peru |
| altitude | 1000 - 2820 m (3300 - 9300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ambato (Tungurahua, Ecuador) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1900 m / 6300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ambato this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 05 m' to 11 h 55 m' | |
| life form | litophyte on granite or lava rocks | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 25 - 30 cm (10" - 12"), from the base of the leaves |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 40 L 4 cm (16" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower, 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | I |
