| Oncidium pulvinatum | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 24 : misc. 61 1838 | |
| 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 | primary moist forest in Brazil (Paranà, Serrinha, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, |
| Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Caldas, Espirito Santo), Argentina (Misiones, Oberà, Guaranì) | ||
| altitude | 740 - 1200 m (2442 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Bernardo de Irigoyen (Misiones, Argentina) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 950 m / 3100 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Bernardo de Irigoyen this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 45 m' to 10 h 15 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 47 cm (18.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 18 - 24 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 2.5 cm (1" L 1") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
