| Paradisanthus micranthus photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Zygopetalum micranthus) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (Barbosa Rodriguez) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Orchids . Monatsschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orchideenkunde 12 : 36 . 1918 | |
| Family | Orchdaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| Subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| Genus | Paradisanthus Reichenbach f. 1852 | |
| metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
| (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 | origin | rain forests in Brazil (Paranà, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, |
| Serra do Mar, Jacarehy, Santa Catarina, Campo do Massambi, Palhoga) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 1000 m (0 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Jacarezinho (Paranà, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, clima subtropicale umido in tutte le stagioni con estati calde | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Jacarezinho this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 32 m' to 10 h 28 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | lenght | 50 cm (20"), basal |
| flores | 32 - 36 | |
| size | single flower 1,8 L 2,3 cm (0.72 L 0.92") - inflorescence 23 L 5 cm (9.2 L 2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
