| Ornithophora radicans | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (Sigmatostalix radicans) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f) Garay, Leslie Andrew & Pabst , Guido Frederico João |
| published in | Orquidea (Nitero) 13 : 50 1951 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Ornithophora Barbosa Rodriguez 1882 | |
| 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 |
near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Paranà, Morges do Rio Bariguìm, Curitiba, |
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Porto Dom Pedro, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro,São Paulo, Iguape, Morro das Pedras, Paranapiacaba, |
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Santa Catarina, Lontras, Salto do Pilão, Rio do Sul) |
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| altitude | 0 - 400 m (0 - 1320 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Jacarezinho (Paranà, Brazil) |
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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 200 m / 660 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Jacarezinho this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 32 m' to 10 h 28 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 10 - 12 cm (4" - 4.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 9 - 12, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 0.7 L 0.7 cm (0.28" L 0.28") - inflorescence 6 L 3 cm (2.4" L 1.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
