| Ornithocephalus polyodon | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Linnaea 41 : 33 1876 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Ornithocephalus Hooker 1824 | |
| 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 | Ecuador (EL Oro), Peru (Loreto, Maynas, San Martin, Mariscal Laceres), Brazil |
| altitude | 122 - 1000 m (403 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Iquitos (Loreto, Peru) |
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 560 m / 1850 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Iquitos this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 14 m' to 11 h 46 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 8 - 10 | |
| size | single flower 0,4 L 0,2 cm (0.16" L 0.08") - inflorescence 4 L 1 cm (1.6" L 0.4") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
