Zygopetalum intermedium

Zygopetalum intermedium

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) :
    Zygopetalum intermedium b gr uk
  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 inflorescence40 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days
     
CITES appendix II

  

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