| Coryanthes leucocorys photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Lindenia 7 : 13 . t . 293 1891 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Coryanthes, Hooker 1831 | |
| 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 Colombia, Ecuador (Sucumbios), Peru (Moyobamba) |
| often found in conjunction with ants nest (acidity ph 3) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 800 m (0 - 2640 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Moyobamba (San Martin, Peru) |
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| 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 400 m / 1320 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Moyobamba this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 16 cm (6.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") | |
| duration | ≈ 2 - 3 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 - 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
