| Bulbophyllum cuspidilingua photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Bulbophyllum blumei) |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Annales Botanices Systematicae 6 : 264 1864 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Malaxideae | |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
| Section | Ephippium Schlechter 1913 | |
| 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 |
rain forests on large branches of mangroves in west Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Malaysia (Borneo) |
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Papua, Australia, The Philippines |
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| altitude |
500 - 800 m (1650 - 2640 ft) |
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| habitat |
climate informations from Bintulu ( Sarawak, Indonesia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 600 m / 1980 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Bintulu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 12 m' to 11 h 48 m' | |
| life form |
epiphyte |
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| brightness |
low |
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| inflorescence | length |
25 cm (10"), basal |
| nr flowers |
1 |
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| size |
single flower 9 L 1,5 cm (3.6" L 0.6") |
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| duration |
single flower, ≈ 5 - 6 days |
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| time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days |
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| CITES | appendix |
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