| Cirrhaea dependens photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Loudon, John Claudius |
| published in | Loudon's Hortus Britannicus 370 1850 | |
| famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeineae | |
| genus | Cirrhaea Lindley 1832 | |
| 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 | origins | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Organ Range, Mata da Jararaco) |
| altitude | 300 - 1200 m (990 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Teresopolis (Organ Range, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 750 m / 2475 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Teresopolis this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 16 - 20 cm (6.4" - 8"), basal, pendulous |
| nr flowers | 6 - 12, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 6 L 4 (2.4" L 1.6") - inflorescence 12 L 8 cm (4.8" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 3 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
