| Odontoglossum crispum | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Annals and Magazine of Natural history 15 : 256 1845 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Odontoglossum H.B.K (Humboldt , Bonpland , Kunth) Aug. 1815 | |
| 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 | cloud forests in Colombia (Cauca, Putumayo, Nariño, Boyacà, Caqueta, Cundinamarca, Pacho), |
| Bolivia (La Paz, Murillo), Peru | ||
| altitude | 2260 - 3050 m (7460 - 10060 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Bogotà (Cundinamarca, Colombia) |
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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 2650 m / 8750 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Bogotà this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 18 m' to 11 h 42 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 50 - 70 cm (20" - 28"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 10 L 10 cm (4" L 4") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
