| Sophronitis coccinea photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Annales Botanices Systematicae 6 : 465 1862 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Laeliinae | |
| genus | Sophronitis Lindley 1828 | |
| 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 | on mossy trees or rocks, in the forests of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paranà, Santa Catarina, |
| Rio Grande do Sul) | ||
| altitude | 650 - 1500 m (2145 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Bom Jesus (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Bom Jesus this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 54 m' to 10 h 06 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 3 cm (1.2"), apical |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 2.5 cm (1" L 1") | |
| duration | single flower, up to 60 - 70 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
