| Cymbidium qiubeiense photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Feng, Kuo Mei & Li, Heng |
| published in | Acta Botanica Yunnanica 2 (3) : 334 , pl . 1 . 1980 | |
| 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 | origin | Forests in China (SW Guizhou,SE Yunnan) |
| altitude | 700 - 1800 m (2300 - 5900 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Lincang (SW Giuzhou, China) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1250 m / 4100 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Lincang this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 37 m' to 10 h 23 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | lenght | 22 - 25 cm (8.8 - 10"), basal |
| flowers | 2 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 5,5 L 7 cm (2.2 L 2.8") - inflorescence 14 L 8 cm (5.6 L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
