| Cymbidium lowianum photo C.Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardeners' Chronicle , new series 11 : 332, f 56 (pg. 405) 1879 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
| genus | Cymbidium Swartz 1799 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38, 40, 44 | |
| 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 | humid shady evergreen forests in India (Todey forest, Neora Vallwey, Kalimpong), Burma, |
| Thailand (Doi Inthanon), Viet Nam (Cao Cai), China (Yunnan) | ||
| altitude | 1200 - 2700 m (3960 - 8910 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Doi Inthanon National Park (Chiang Mai, Thailand) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Doi Inthanon this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 14 m' to 10 h 46 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 70 - 80 cm (28" - 32"), basal |
| nr flowers | 10 - 12, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 6 L 10 cm (2.4" L 4") - inflorescence 40 L 15 cm (16" L 6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
