| Chondrorhyncha bicolor photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1894 ( 95 ) : 1894 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| genus | Chondrorhyncha Lindley 1846 | |
| 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 | humid foerests in Costa Rica (Alajuela, Cartago), Panama (Chiriquì), Ecuador (Tungurahua) |
| now extinct in the wild | ||
| altitude | 1000 - 1300 m (3300 - 4290 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Boquete (Chiriquì, Panama) | |
| 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 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Boquete this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 34 m' to 11 h 26 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 6 cm (2.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 4 L 4 cm (1.6" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 10 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
