| Sigmatostalix picturatissima photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Kraenzlin, Fridrich Wilhelm Ludwig |
| published in | Das Pflanzenreich IV . 50 ( Heift 80 ) : 312 14 march 1922 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Sigmatostalix Reichenbach f. 1852 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | humid forests in Costa Rica, Panama (Chiriquì, Coclè, Veraguas, Chepo, Santa Fè), Colombia (Antioquia, Urrao), |
| Ecuador (Morona-Santiago), Peru | ||
| altitude | 300 - 1500 m (990 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Urrao (Parque National Natural Las Orquideas, Antioquia, Colombia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, clima tropicale umido delle foreste pluviali | ||
| (senza stagione invernale, precipitazioni sempre abbondanti) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Urrao this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 25 m' to 11 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 8 - 10 cm (3.2" - 4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16 | |
| size | single flower 0.9 L 0.5 cm (0.36" L 0.2") - inflorescence 10 L 1.5 cm (4" L 0.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 150 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
