| Hapalochilus alticola photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Bulbophyllum alticola) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Schlechter) Garay, Leslie Andrew & Kittredge, Walter |
| published in | Botanical Museum Leaflets 30 ( 3 ) : 186 1986 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobinae | |
| genus | Hapalochilus (Schlechter) Senghas 1978 | |
| 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) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | Papua |
| altitude | 2400 - 2600 m (7920 - 8580 ft) | |
| climate |
climate informations from Mt. Hagen (Western Highlands, Papua) |
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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 2500 m / 8250 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | at Mt. Hagen this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 22 m' to 11 h 38 m' | |
| life form | epyphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 cm (0.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 2,5 L 2,5 cm (1" L 1") | |
| duration | 2 - 3 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
