| Oncidium cucullattum, var. nubigenum | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Sertum Orchidaceum sub. t . 21 1838 | |
| var. nubigenum | described by | (Lindley) Lindley, John |
| published in | Folia Orchidacea . Oncidium 22, no. 69 1855 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Oncidium Swartz 1800 | |
| 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 | Colombia, Ecuador (Azuay, Cañar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Imbabura, Napo, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua), |
| altitude | 1800 - 3750 m (5940 - 12375 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Quito (Pichincha, Ecuador) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2800 m / 9240 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Quito this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, constant throughout the year, of 12 h 00 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 20 cm (8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 4 | |
| size | single flower 2 L 2 cm (0.8" L 0.8") - inflorescence 4 L 3 cm (1.6" L 1.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence, ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
