| Dendrobium bigibbum var. phalaenopsis | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Paxton's Flower Garden 3 : 25 f . 254 1852 | |
| var. phalaenopsis | described by | Bailey, Frederich Manson |
| published in | A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora 509 1883 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| genus | Dendrobium Swartz 1799 | |
| 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 | semi-arid areas, on small trees or shrubs, in Australia (Cape York, Queensland, Cooktown, |
| Mt. Malloy, Iron Range), southern Papua (Baimuro Swamp) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 400 m (0 - 1320 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Quilpie (Queensland, Australia) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Bsh, steppe hot-dry climate | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 200 m / 660 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Quilpie this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 45 m' to 10 h 15 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
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inflorescence |
length | 20 - 50 cm (8" - 20"), apical |
| nr flowers | 10 - 16 | |
| size | single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
