| Bulbophyllum vaginatum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Annales Botanices Systematicae 6 : 621 1864 | |
| Famigly | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Malaxideae | |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
| Section | Medusa Pfizer 1888 | |
| 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 | mangroves and swampy forests in Thailand (Na Sak, Langvan, Kaw Tao, Surat), Malaysia (Borneo, |
| Pahang, Selangor, Gombak, Perak, Bidor), Indonesia (Sumatra), The Philippines | ||
| altitude | 50 - 200 m (165 - 660 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Surat Thani (Surat, Thailand) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 125 m / 410 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Surat Thani this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 36 m' to 11 h 24 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 cm (2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 12 - 16 | |
| size | a flower 0.4 L 4 cm (0.16" L 1.6") - inflorescence 5 L 8 cm (2" L 3.2") | |
| duration |
inflorescence ≈ 6 - 8 days |
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| time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days |
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| CITES | appendix |
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