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| taxonomy |
described by |
Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
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published in |
Xenia Orchidacea 3 : 44 - 45 . pl . 219 . f . 1 1881 |
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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 |
Anisopetalum (Hooker f.) Lindley 1846 |
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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 |
forests, on tree trunks, in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand (Koa Saming, Krat, Doi supeng, Chiengmai, ), |
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Viet Nam, China (Yunnan) |
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altitude |
150 - 1000 m (500 - 3300 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Doi Sutep (Chiang Mai, Thailand) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 550 m / 1815 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Doi Sutep this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 18 m' to 10 h 42 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade to sunny |
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| inflorescence |
length |
36 - 40 cm (14.4" - 16"), basal |
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nr flowers |
26 - 30 |
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size |
single flower 0.6 L 0.2 cm (0.24" L 0.08") - inflorescence 36 L 3 cm (14.4" L 1.2") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 25 - 30 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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