| Brachtia andina photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Bonplandia 4 : 322 1856 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| Genus | Brachtia Reichenbach f. 1850 | |
| 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 | cloud forests in Colombia (Antioquia, Sonsòn), Ecuador (Carchi, Imbabura, Cotocachi, Napo, Pichincha, |
| Quito, Sucumbios), Peru | ||
| altitude | 1200 - 3000 m (3960 - 9900 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Medellin (Antioquia, Colombia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2100 m / 6930 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Medellin this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphytic | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 12 - 15 cm (4.8" - 6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 7 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 0.6 L 0.6 cm (0.24" L 0.24") - depth 0.8 cm (0.32") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 70 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
