Bulbophyllum taiwanense photo C. Solimbergo |
(Cirropetalum taiwanense) |
taxonomy | described by | (Fukuyama) Nakajima, K. |
published in | Biol. Magazine Okinawa 10 : 36 . 1973 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
Section | Cirropetalum Lindley 1824 | |
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 | In the forests of southern Taiwan, on tree trunks |
elevation | 800 - 1000 m (2600 - 3300 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Mei - shan, southern Taiwan | |
Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 3000 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Mei - shan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 33 m' to 10 h 27 m' | |
life form | epiphyte | |
brightness | partial shade | |
inflorescence | lenght | basal |
flowers | 5 - 7 | |
size | single flower 0,8 L 0,5 cm ( 0.32 L 0.2") - inflorescence 2 L 3 cm (0.8 L 1.2") | |
duration | inflorescence ~ 20 days | |
time | to bloom from birth ~ 45 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |