Bulbophyllum sukhakulii photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | Seidenfaden, Gunnar |
published in | Opera Botanica 124 : 38 1995 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
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 | West Thailand |
altitude | 1800 - 2500 m (5940 - 8250 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Kanchanaburi (Kanchanaburi, Thailand) | |
Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Kanchanaburi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 56 m' to 11 h 04 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 15 cm (6"), basal |
nr flowers | 23 - 28 | |
size | single flower 1 L 1.3 cm (0.4" L 0.52") - inflorescence 11 L 1.5 cm (4.4" L 0.6") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 50 days | |
CITES | appendix |