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| Cochlioda noezliana photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Masters ex Linden) Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Lindenia 6 : 55 1891 | |
| famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Cochlioda Lindley 1853 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 56 | |
| 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 | cloud forests of Peru (Amazonas, Cuzco, Chachapoyas), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chapare, Tiraque) |
| altitude | 2180 - 2650 m (7194 - 8745 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Cuzco (Cuzco, Peru) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2400 m / 7920 ft) : | ||
| photoperiod | in Cuzco this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 53 m' to 11 h 07 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 21 cm (8.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 7 - 9 | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 3.5 cm (1.4" L 1.4") - inflorescence 10 L 6 cm (4" L 2.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |