Bulbophyllum guttulatum photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Hooker f.) Balakrishnan, Puthansurayil, Nambiyath |
published in | Journal of the Botany Natural History Society 67 (1) : 66 1970 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
Section | Umbellatae Bentham 1883 | |
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 of India (Sittong, Mungpoo, Kurseong), Nepal, Bhutan, Viet Nam, China (Xizang Zizhiqu) |
altitude | 650 - 1800 m (2145 - 5940 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Mungpoo (West Bengal, India) | |
Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1200 m / 3960 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Mungpoo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 48 m' to 10 h 12 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | length | 22 - 25 cm (8" - 10") |
nr flowers | 5 - 8 | |
size | single flower 2 L 1,5 cm (0.8" L 0.6") - inflorescence 3,5 L 8 cm (1,4" L 3.2") | |
duration | inflorescentia ≈ 10 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ~ 45 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |