| Bulbophyllum crassipes photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Hooker, Joseph Dalton |
| published in | The Flora of British India 5 (16) : 760 1890 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
| section | Careyana Pfizer 1888 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| 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 |
evergreen forests in India (Sikkim, Dulkajhar, Terai, Suruk, Samalbong, Kalimpong, Rambi, Mungpoo, |
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Nepalea,Martabania), Bhutan, Burma, Thailand (Loei), China (Yunnan) |
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| altitude |
152 - 1000 m (502 - 3300 ft) |
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| habitat |
climate informations from Loei (Loei, Thailand) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 550 m / 1815 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Loei this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 09 m' to 10 h 51 m' | |
| life form |
epiphyte |
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| brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence | length |
9 - 10 cm (3.6" - 4"), basal |
| nr flowers |
48 - 60, fragrant |
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| size |
a flower 0.5 L 0.4 cm (0.2" L 0.16") - deep 0.7 cm (0.28") - inflorescence 7 L 1.5 cm (2.8" L 0.6") |
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| duration |
inflorescence, ≈ 20 days |
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| time |
from birth to bloom, ≈ 45 days |
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| CITES | appendix |
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