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| taxonomy |
described by |
(Lindley) Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
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published in |
Annales Botanices Systematicae 6 : 258 1861 |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Malaxideae |
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Subtribe |
Dendrobiinae |
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Genus |
Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 |
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Section |
Megaclinium Summerhayes 1935 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 38 |
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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) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
tropical forests in Cameroon (Mt. Cameroon, Bakingili, Limbe, Bataki), Gabon (Estuaire, Ngounie, |
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Ogoove-Ivindo), Guinea (Nzèrèkorè, Lola), Ghana (Togo, Jasikan, Effiduasi), Nigeria (Benin, Agbadi, |
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Sapaba foresr, Akure forest, Ohusu, Usonigbe forest, Okomu forest, Ondo), Sierra Leone (Musaia, |
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Messima, Fanima, Mano Bonjema, Pendembu, Mafore, Mabira forest, Gengelu), Liberia (Kitoma, |
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Gran Bassa), Congo, Uganda (Bunyoro, Budongo forest, Siba) |
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altitude |
80 - 983 ( 1800) m (264 - 3244 (5940) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Uromi (Okomu National Park, Nigeria)
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Uromi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 26 m' to 11 h 34 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
18 - 25 cm (7.2" - 10"), basal |
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nr flowers |
12 - 14 |
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size |
a flower 1 L 0.5 cm (0.4" L 0.2") - inflorescence 8 L 2.5 cm (3.2" L 1") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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