not yet in bloom
| Otoglossum coronarium | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Garay, Leslie Andrew & Dunsterville, Galfried Clement Keyworth |
| published in | Venezuela Orchids Illustrated 6 : 41 1976 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Otoglossum (Schlechter) Garay & Dunsterville 1976 | |
| 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 |
clouds forests, on shrubs in Colombia (Antioquia, Frontino, Sonsòn, Pamplona, La Baja), |
| Ecuador (Azuay, Carchi Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Baños, Tungurahua, Tena, Puyo), |
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| Bolivia Cochabamba), Perù (Loxa) | ||
| altitude | 800 - 3000 m (2600 - 10000 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Pamplona (Santander, 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 2000 m / 6600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Pamplona this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 29 m' to 11 h 31 m' | |
| growth | epiphyte or geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | |
| nr flowers | ||
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| duration | ||
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
