| Cochleanthes amazonica photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Warscewiczella amazonica Reichenbach f. & Warsecwiczii 1854) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f. & Warscewiczii) Schultes, Richard Evans & Garay, Leslie Andrew |
| published in | Botanical Museum leaflets, Harvard University 18 ( 6 ) : 322 1952 | |
| famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| genus | Cochleanthes Rafinasque 1838 | |
| 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 forests in Suriname (Sipaliwini), Colombia, Ecuador (Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbios), |
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Peru (Huànuco, Amazonas, Condorcauqui), Brazil |
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| altitude | 200 - 1000 m (660 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Huánuco (Huanuco, Peru) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Huánuco this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 38 m' to 11 h 22 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 15 cm (6"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 6 L 7 cm (2.4" L 2.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 18 - 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
