| Oliveriana egregia | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Linnaea 41 : 111 1877 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Oliveriana Reichenbach f. 1876 | |
| 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 | rainforests in Guyana, Colombia (Antioquia, Medellin, Cordillera Occidental, Santa Rosa de Osos, |
| Bajo, Rionegro y Sonsòn) | ||
| altitude | 2860 - 3100 m (9440 - 10230 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Rionegro y Sonsòn (Antioquia, 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 2900 m / 9600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Rionegro y Sonsòn this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 26 - 33 cm (10.4" - 13.2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 16 - 18 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 1 cm (1" L 0.4") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
