| Paphinia herrerae | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Dodson, Calaway Homer |
| published in | Icones Plantarum Tropicarum, ser . 2 6 : pl 565 1989 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Paphinia Lindley 1843 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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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 | humid forests in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe) |
| altitude | 700 - 1200 m (2300 - 4000 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Zamora (Zamora-Chinchipe, 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 950 m / 3135 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Zamora this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 07 m' to 11 h 53 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade tio low | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 - 15 cm (4.8" - 6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 2 - 4 | |
| size | single flower 20 L 20 cm (8" L 8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 4 - 5 days - inflorescence 15 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
