Bulbophyllum dentiferum

Bulbophyllum dentiferum 

Bulbophyllum dentiferum                                                                                                                                               photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy       described by (Ridley) Garay, Leslie Andrew  &  Hamer, Fritz  &  Siegerist, Emily 
  published in      Nordic Journal of Botany  14 : 621    1994
     
  Family Orchidaceae
  Subfamily   Epidendroideae
  Tribe  Malaxideae 
  Subtribe Dendrobiinae
  Genus Bulbophyllum  Thouras  1822
  Section Cirrhopetalum  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 origins forests of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java)
  altitude low                
  habitat climate informations from Nakhon Si Thammarat ( Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand)
    Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy)
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 700 m / 2310 ft) :
    Bulbophyllum dentiferum a gr uk
  photoperiod in Nakhon this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 33 m' to 11 h 27 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness   partial shade 
     
inflorescence   length 30 - 34 cm (12" - 13.6"), basal
  nr flowers 11 - 13
  size single flower  4 L 1 cm  (1.6" L 0.4") - diameter  11 cm  (4.4")
  duration inflorescence15 days
  time  to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days 
     
CITES appendix II

       

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