| Zygopetalum intermedium photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Loddiges, Conrad |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 30 : misc 9 . no 2 1844 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Zygopetalinae | |
| genus | Zygopetalum Hooker 1833 | |
| 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) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | Peru (Pasco, Puno, Macchu Picchu, Oxapampa), Bolivia, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, |
| Minas Gerais, Bahia) | ||
| altitude | 900 - 1500 m (2970 - 4950 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Diamantina (Minas Gerais, Brazil) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Diamantina this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m' to 10 h 47 m' | |
| life form | geophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 70 - 90 cm (28" - 36"), basal |
| nr flowers | 5 - 7, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 8 L 8 cm (3.2" l 3.2") - inflorescence 33 L 18 cm (13.2" L 7.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
