| Cymbidium aloifolium, var. simulans photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Swartz, Olof (Peter) |
| published in | Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 6 : 73 1799 | |
| var. simulans | described by | Rolfe, Robert Allen |
| published in | Orchid Review 25 : 175 1917 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Cymbidiinae | |
| genus | Cymbidium Swartz 1799 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| 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 | on large branches in open forests, in Hymalayas to East India |
| altitude | ||
| habitat | climate informations from Lamphelpat (Manipur, East India) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Lamphelpat this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 38 m' to 10 h 22 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence | length | 60 - 65 cm (24" - 26"), basal |
| nr flowers | 9 - 12 | |
| size | single flower 5 L 5 cm (2" L 2") - inflorescence 58 L 12 cm (23.2" L 4.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
