Cymbidium eburneum

 Cymbidium eburneum

Cymbidium eburneum, var. eburnuem                                                                                                                   photo C. Solimbergo
 
taxonomy   described by   Liu, Zhong-Jian & Chen, Xin-qi  
  published in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica  44 (2) : 179 , 182 , f . 2 . march 2006
     
  Family Orchdaceae
  Subfamily Epdendroideae
  Tribe Cymbidieae
  Subtribe  Cymbidiinae
  Genus Cymbidium  Swartz 1799
     
  chromosomes   2n = 38, 40
  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  origin on rocks, along valleys, in China (SW.Guangxi, S and W Hainan, W Yunnan))
  altitude 2000 m (6600 ft)
  habitat climate informations from Baise (SW Guangxi, China)
    Köppen climate classification Cwa, humid subtropical climate with very hot summer
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) :
    Cymbidium eburneum a gr uk
  photoperiod in Baise this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 35 m' to 10 h 25 m'
  life form geophyte
  brightness sunny
     
inflorescence   lenght 12 cm, (4.8"), basal 
  flores 1
  size single flower 5 L 8 cm (2 L 3.2")
  duration single flower ≈ 30 days
  time to bloom from birth ≈ 70 - 80 days
     
CITES appendix II

 

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