Zygopetalum intermedium photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Loddiges, Conrad |
published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 30 : misc 9 . no 2 1844 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Cymbidieae | |
subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
genus | Zygopetalum Hooker 1833 | |
metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
native of | origins | Peru (Pasco, Puno, Macchu Picchu, Oxapampa), Bolivia, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, |
Minas Gerais, Bahia) | ||
altitude | 900 - 1500 m (2970 - 4950 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Diamantina (Minas Gerais, Brazil) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Diamantina this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m' to 10 h 47 m' | |
life form | geophyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 70 - 90 cm (28" - 36"), basal |
nr flowers | 5 - 7, fragrants | |
size | single flower 8 L 8 cm (3.2" l 3.2") - inflorescence 33 L 18 cm (13.2" L 7.2") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |