| Symphyglossum sanguineum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Reichenbach f.) Schlechter, Friedrich Gustav |
| published in | Orchis . Monattsschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orchideenkunde 13 : 9 1919 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Symphyglossum Schlechter 1919 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 56 | |
| 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 | humid forests in Ecuador (Azuay, Cañar, Chagal, Chanchàn, Chimborazo, El Oro, Loja, Pichincha, |
| Pallatanga, Tungurahua, Yalancay), Peru (Cajamarca) | ||
| altitude | 720 - 2450 m (2376 - 8085 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Cuenca (Azuay, Ecuador) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Cuenca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 10 m' to 11 h 50 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 80 - 100 cm (32" - 40"), basal |
| nr flowers | 70 - 120 | |
| size | single flower 2 L 1 cm (0.8" L 0.4") - inflorescence 50 L 30 cm (20" L 12") | |
| duration |
inflorescence ≈ 40 - 50 days to first flowering, 90 to 120 days, with the secondary |
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| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 100 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
