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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Hance) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
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publisced in |
Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, beihefte 4 : 247 1919 |
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| taxonomy |
Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Malaxideae |
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Subtribe |
Dendrobiinae |
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Genus |
Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 |
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Section |
Sestochilos (Breda) Bentham & Hooker f. 1883 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
semi-deciduous forests, on mossy rocks, at the tree base, in India, Nepal (Langtang Khola, Trishuli River), |
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Viet Nam (Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Son La, Vinh Phuc, Kon Thum, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa), |
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China (Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian), Hong Kong |
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altitude |
225 - 1200 m (742 - 3960 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Kon Thum (Kon Thum, Viet Nam)
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Kon Thum this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 57 m' to 11 h 03 m' |
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life form |
litophytic |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
8 cm (3.2") , basal |
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nr flowers |
1 - 2, fragrants |
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size |
single flower 2,2 L 1,7 cm (0.88" L 0.68") |
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duration |
single flower ≈ 12 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 50 days |
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