| (Bulbophyllum purpurascens) |
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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Hooker f.) Smith, Johannes Jacobus |
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published in |
Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg sér. 2 8 : 23 1912 |
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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 |
Recurvae Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 |
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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 |
among the mangroves in Thailand, Burma (Shan), Malaysia (Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra) |
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altitude |
900 - 1700 m (2970 - 5610 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Taunggyi (Shan, Burma)
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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 1300 m / 4290 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Taunggyi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 22 m' to 10 h 38 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
9 - 13 cm (3.6" - 5.2"), basal |
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nr flowers |
11 - 13 |
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size |
single flower 1.7 L 0.5 cm (0.7" L 0.2") - diameter 3 cm (1.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence about 4 - 5 days |
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time |
from birth to bloom, 20 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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