| Schlimmia alpina photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav & von Rawicz Warszewicz, Joseph |
| published in | Bonplandia ( Hannover ) 2 : 98 1854 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Schlimmia (Lindley) Planchon & Linden 1852 | |
| 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 | rain forests in Venezuela (Lara, Trujillo, Yaracuy), Colombia (Antioquia, Ituango, Abejorral, Santander), |
| Ecuador (Pastaza, Pichincha), Peru, Bolivia (Cochabamba, Capare, La Paz) | ||
| altitude | 1000 - 3048 m (3300 - 10058 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Rionegro (Antioquia, Colombia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Rionegro this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 9 - 10 cm (3.6" - 4"), basal, pendulous |
| nr flowers | 2 - 3, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 2 L 3 cm (0.8" L 1.2") - deep 3 cm (1.2") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 - 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
