| Stelis itatiayae photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 3 : 290 1922 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Stelis Swartz 1800 | |
| 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 | Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Serro do Itaitiaia, Macae de Cima) |
| altitude | 900 - 1400 m (2970 - 4620 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Serro do Itatiayae (Bairro do Paràiso, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1150 m / 3800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Serro do Itatiaya this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 - 22 cm (8" - 8.8"), from the base of the leaves |
| nr flowers | 20 - 24 | |
| size | single flower 0,8 L 1 cm (0.32" L 0.4") - inflorescence 11 L 1,3 cm (4.4" L 0.52") | |
| duration | inflorescence ~ 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
