“…Oeceoclades maculata easily adapts to different edaphic and climatic conditions (Cardoso, 2014). Its establishment in various regions seems to be closely related to light availability and stomatal density since, although it is a species well adapted to disturbed or undisturbed soils, it exhibits a combination and convergence of anatomical characteristics of its different organs that allow for its adaptation to environments with high light intensities as well as to those that are humid and shady (Riverón-Giró et al, 2017). Such adaptability has been demonstrated by Rahal, Souza-Leal, and Pedroso-de-Moraes (2015), who reported the occurrence of O. maculata in areas of high light intensities in Araras, São Paulo State, Brazil, whereas, on the other hand, Krahl, Cogo, and Valsko (2014) found a well-established population of this species in a shady area of a semi-deciduous forest in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, blooming from January through March.…”