Cirrhaea dependens

Cirrhaea dependens 

Cirrhaea  dependens                                                                                                                                                       photo  C.Solimbergo
   
taxonomy         described by Loudon, John Claudius
  published in      Loudon's Hortus Britannicus  370    1850
     
  famigly Orchidaceae
  subfamily Epidendroideae
  tribe Cymbidieae
  subtribe Stanhopeineae
  genus Cirrhaea  Lindley 1832
     
  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 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Organ Range, Mata da Jararaco) 
  altitude 300 - 1200 m (990 - 3960 ft)    
  habitat climate informations from Teresopolis (Organ Range, Rio de Janeiro, 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 750 m / 2475 ft) :
    Cirrhaea dependens a gr uk
  photoperiod in Teresopolis this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 16 - 20 cm  (6.4" - 8"), basal, pendulous
  nr flowers 6 - 12, fragrant
  size single flower  6 L 4  (2.4" L 1.6") - inflorescence  12 L 8 cm  (4.8" L 3.2")
  duration inflorescence3 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 70 days 
     
CITES appendix II

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