| Oncidium bifolium | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Coppensia bifolia) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Sims, John |
| published in | Botanical Magazine 36 : t , 1491 1812 | |
| 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 | origins | forests in Bolivia (Cordillera, Santa Cruz, Tarija, Avce, Avilez, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Vallegrande, Inquisivi), |
| Brazil (Paranà, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay (Soriano), Paraguay (Caaguazù), Argentina (Chaco, | ||
| Catamarca, Corrientes, Jujuy, Tucumàm, Iguazù) | ||
| altitude | 50 - 2960 m (165 - 9770 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Tarija (Tarija, Bolivia) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Tarija this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 25 m' to 10 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 150 - 180 cm (60" - 72"), basal |
| nr flowers | 64 - 80 | |
| size | single flower 4 L 3.5 cm (1.6" L 1.4") - inflorescence 100 L 9 cm (40" L 3.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 90 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 - 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
