Zygopetalum intermedium Lodd. ex Lindl.

 

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) :

 

	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

 

Hortus orchis - Zygopetalum intermedium

 

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