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taxonomy |
described by |
(Reichenbach f.) Dressler, Robert Louis & Williams, Noris H. |
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published in |
American Orchid Society Bulletin 39 ( 11 ) : 991 . f . 1 , I 1970 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Stanhopeinae |
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genus |
Cischwiinfia Dressler & Williams 1970 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 56 |
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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) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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native of |
origins |
cloud forests of Costa Rica (Heredia, Sarapiquì, Puntarenas, Coto Brus), Panama (Bocas de Toro, Chiriquì, |
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Coclè, Panamà), Colombia ( Risaralda, Pueblo Rico), Ecuador |
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altitudine |
560 - 1650 m (1848 - 5445 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Puntarenas (Puntarenas, Costa Rica) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1100 m / 3630 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Puntarenas this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 38 m' to 11 h 22 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4"), apical |
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nr flowers |
2 - 3, one at a time |
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size |
single flower 1.5 L 1.5 cm (0.6" L 0.6") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |