Bulbophyllum bakhuizenii

Bulbophyllum bakhuizenii

Bulbophyllum bakhuizenii                                                                                                                                              photo C. Solimbergo 
   
taxonomy       described by (Lindley) van Steenis, Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan 
  published in       The Mountain Flora of Java  t . 36    1972
     
   Family Orchidaceae
  Subfamily   Epidendroideae
  Tribe Malaxideae 
  Subtribe Dendrobiinae
  Genus Bulbophyllum   Thouras 1822
  Section  Desmosanthes (Blume) JJ Smith 1933 
     
  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 India (Nicobare Islands), Malesia (Selangor, Gombak, Forest Research Ins.,Terengganu, Sabah),  
    Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) 
  altitude 500 - 1000 m (1650 - 3300 ft)         
  habtat climate informations from Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands, India)
    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 700 m / 2310 ft) :
    Bulbophyllum bakhuizenii a gr uk
  photoperiod in Car Nicobar 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") 
  nr flowers 4 - 6
  size single flower 0,4 L 0,4 cm (0.16" L 0.16") - inflorescence 1 L 1,5 cm (0.4" L 0.6") 
  duration ≈ 8 days 
  time  to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days 
     
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