Bulbophyllum spatulathum photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (Rolfe ex Cooper) Seidenfaden, Gunnar |
published in | Botanisk Tidsskrift 65 : 347 . 1970 | |
Family | Orchdaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
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 | origin | open broad leaves forests, on tree trunks, in India (Assam, Sikkim), China (Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan), |
Burma Laos (Bolikhamxai, Khamkeut, Dan Khun Ngan, Vientiane, Phou, Khao Khouay Protected Area) | ||
altitude | 300 - 1241 m (990 - 4100 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Vientiane (Ventiane, Laos) | |
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 750 m / 2500 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Vientiane this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 10 m' to 10 h 50 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | lenght | 3 cm (1.2"), basal |
flores | 6 - 8 | |
size | single flower 0,7 L 0,8 cm (0.28 L 0.32") - inflorescence 1,5 L 4 cm ( 0.6 L 1.6") - spur 1,5 cm (0.6") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 12 days | |
time | to bloom from birth ≈ 30 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |