Cymbidium eburneum, var. eburnuem photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Liu, Zhong-Jian & Chen, Xin-qi |
published in | Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 44 (2) : 179 , 182 , f . 2 . march 2006 | |
Family | Orchdaceae | |
Subfamily | Epdendroideae | |
Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
Subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
Genus | Cymbidium Swartz 1799 | |
chromosomes | 2n = 38, 40 | |
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) | ||
it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
native of | origin | on rocks, along valleys, in China (SW.Guangxi, S and W Hainan, W Yunnan)) |
altitude | 2000 m (6600 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Baise (SW Guangxi, China) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cwa, humid subtropical climate with very hot summer | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Baise this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 35 m' to 10 h 25 m' | |
life form | geophyte | |
brightness | sunny | |
inflorescence | lenght | 12 cm, (4.8"), basal |
flores | 1 | |
size | single flower 5 L 8 cm (2 L 3.2") | |
duration | single flower ≈ 30 days | |
time | to bloom from birth ≈ 70 - 80 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |