Cymbidium cyperifolium, var. szechuanicum foto C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Wallich, Nathaniel |
published in | Numerical list of dried specimen n. 7373 1828 | |
var. szechuanicum | described by | (Wu & Chen) Chen, Xin-qi & Liu, Zhong-jian |
published in | Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 41 ( 1 ) : 83 - 84 2003 | |
family | Orchidaceae | |
subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
tribe | Cymbidieae | |
subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
genus | Cymbidium Swartz 1799 | |
chromosomes | 2n = 36, 40, 42 | |
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 | forests in Bhutan, China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan) |
altitude | 600 - 1600 m (1980 - 5300 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Dadukou (Sichuan (Szechuan), China | |
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 1100 m / 3630 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Dadukou this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 45 m' to 10 h 15 m' | |
life form | geophyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 7 cm (2.8"), basal |
nr flowers | 3 - 4, fragrants | |
size | single flower 5,5 L 5,5 cm ( 2.2" L 2.2") - inflorescence 12 L 10 cm (4.8" L 4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 60days | |
time | from bloom to birth, ≈ 180 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |