| Koellensteinia graminea photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Bonplandia 4 : 323 1856 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| genus | Koellensteinia Reichenbach 1854 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | humid forests in Guyana (Essequibo, Bartica-Potaro, Demerara), Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolivar, junction of |
| Rio Vaparri and Rio Blanco), Colombia, Ecuador (Carchi, Esmeraldas, Napo, Morona-Santiago, | ||
| Sucumbios, Pastaza, Tungarahua), Peru (Loreto, Maynas, Mt. Campana), Bolivia (La Paz), | ||
| Brazil (Amazonas, Rio Negro, Paranà, Porto de Anavilhanas, Rio de Contas, Bahia, Itacarè) | ||
| altitude | 90 - 2000 m (297 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Castro (Paranà, Brazil) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Castro 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 | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 30 - 42 cm (12" - 16.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 26 - 32 | |
| size | single flower 1 L 1 cm (0.4" L 0.4") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
