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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Kraenzlin, Friedrich Wilheilm Ludwig |
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published in |
Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin - Dahlem 7 : 95 1917 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Oncidiinae |
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genus |
Cyrtochilum Hooker 1816 |
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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 |
origin |
cloud forests of Colombia (Calì), Ecuador (Bolivar, Chimborazo, Pallatanga, Citopaxi, |
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Imbabura, Cotachachi, Loja, Napo, Pichincha, Quito, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe) |
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Peru (Amazonas, Bagua, Cajamarca, Piura, Chota, Hualgayoc) |
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altitude |
2200 - 3400 m (7260 - 11220 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Cajamarca (Cajamarca, Peru)
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Köppen climate classification : Bsk, cold-dry steppe climate |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2500 m / 8250 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Cajamarca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 28 m' to 11 h 32 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
50 cm (20"), basal |
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nr flowers |
4 - 6 |
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size |
single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") - inflorescence L cm |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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