Bulbophyllum dearei photo G. Ravasio |
Bulbophyllum dearei photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
published in | Flora 71 : 156 1888 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
Section | Sestochilos (Breda) Bentham & Hooker f. 1883 | |
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 | forests, on branches of large trees, in Malaysia (Borneo), The Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao) |
altitude | 700 - 1000 m (2310 - 3300 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Puerto Princesa (Palawan, The Philippines) |
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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 800 m / 2640 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Puerto Princesa this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, | |
from 12 h 38 m' to 11 h 22 m' | ||
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 8 - 10 cm (3.2" - 4"), basal |
nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
size | single flower 3 L 6 cm (1.2" L 2.4") | |
duration | single flower, ≈ 20 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |