| Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Bulbophyllum levanae) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Kraenzlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig |
| published in | Annales des Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 30 : 60 1916 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Malaxideae | |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
| Section | Lepidorhiza Schlechter 1911 | |
| 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 | forests in The Philippines (Penay, Luzon, Leyte, Sibuyan Islands) |
| altitude | 500 m (1650 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Sibuyan National Park (Romblon, Minaropa, The Philppines) | |
| 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 550 m / 1815 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Sibuyan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 49 m' to 10 h 11 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 cm (2.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 2 - 4, fragrant, one at a time | |
| size | single flower 6 L 3 cm (2.4" L 1.2") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 3 - inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
