| Zelenkoa onusta photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Oncidium onusta) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Chase, Mark W. & Williams, Norris H. |
| published in | Lindeyana 16 ( 2 ) : 139 2001 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Zelenkoa Chase & Wiliams 2001 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 56 | |
| metabolsm | 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 cactus and shrubs, in Panama (Henera, Parìta), Colombia, Ecuador (Manabì, El Oro, Guayas, Loja), |
| Peru (Piura, Sullana) | ||
| altitude | 30 - 1200 m (99 - 3960 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Guayaquil (Guayas, Ecuador) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Guayaquil this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 08 m' to 11 h 52 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 60 - 75 cm (24" - 30"), basal |
| nr flowers | 18 - 24 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 2 (1" L 0.8") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 - 120 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
