Bulbophyllum longissimum photo C. Solimbergo |
described by | (Ridley) Smith, Johannes Jacobus | |
published in | Buletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg sèr. 2 . 8 : 25 1912 | |
Famigly | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
Section | Cirrhopedaloides Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 | |
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 | Thailand and Malaysia |
altitude | 0 - 1000 m ( 0 - 3300 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Kota Baharu (Kelentan, Malaysia) | |
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 500 m / 1650 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Kota Baharu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 24 m' to 11 h 36 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 25 cm (10"), basal |
nr flowers | 3 - 4, fragrant | |
size | single flower 30 L 1 cm (12" L 0.4") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 7 - 8 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 - 60 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |