Cymbidium qiubeiense photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Feng, Kuo Mei & Li, Heng |
published in | Acta Botanica Yunnanica 2 (3) : 334 , pl . 1 . 1980 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
Subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
Genus | Cymbidium Swartz 1799 | |
chromosomes | 2n = 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 | Forests in China (SW Guizhou,SE Yunnan) |
altitude | 700 - 1800 m (2300 - 5900 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Lincang (SW Giuzhou, China) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1250 m / 4100 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Lincang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 37 m' to 10 h 23 m' | |
life form | geophyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | lenght | 22 - 25 cm (8.8 - 10"), basal |
flowers | 2 - 3 | |
size | single flower 5,5 L 7 cm (2.2 L 2.8") - inflorescence 14 L 8 cm (5.6 L 3.2") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
time | to bloom from birth ≈ 60 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |