| Cymbidium sinense photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Jackson ex Andrews) von Willdenow, Carl Ludwig |
| published in | Species Plantarum . Editio quarta 4 : 11 1805 | |
| 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 |
oper to dense evergreen forest in India (Meghalaya, Khasi Hills), Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam (Cao Bang, |
| Kon Tum, Ninh Thuan, Quag Binh), China (Auhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, | ||
| Sichuan, Emei, Yunnan), Hong Kong (Tai Mo Shan), Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Islands) | ||
| altitude | 300 - 2300 m (990 - 7590 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Cherrapunji (Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, 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 1300 m / 4300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cherrapunji this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 40 m' to 10 h 20 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 25 cm (10"), basal |
| nr flowers | 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 4 cm (1.4" - 1.6) - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
