| Odontoglossum nobile | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Odontoglossum pescatorei) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Linnaea 22 : 850 1849 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Odontoglossum H.B.K (Humboldt , Bonpland , Kunth) Aug. 1815 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 56 | |
| 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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of | origins |
cloud forests in Colombia, near Bogotà (Magdalena River basin) |
| altitude | 2000 - 2400 m (6600 - 7920 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Ibague (Magdalena River basin, near Bogotà) | |
| 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 2200 m / 7300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Ibague this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 17 m' to 11 h 43 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 26 - 34 cm (10.4" - 13.6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
