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taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Edwards' Botanical Register 33 : t . 29 1847 |
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Family |
Orchidaceae |
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Subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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Tribe |
Malaxideae |
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Subtribe |
Dendrobiinae |
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Genus |
Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 |
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Section |
Sestochilos (Breda) Bentham & Hooker f. 1883 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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native of |
origins |
on trunks or main branches of forests in Burma, Thailand, Malaysia (Borneo, Sarawak, Mandi, Kuching,
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Mt. Peurissen, Cameron Highlands, Lobb, Pahang, Jesselton), The Philippines |
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altitude |
700 - 1400 (2000) m (2310 - 4620 (6600) ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Miri (Sarawak, Malaysia)
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Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(no winter season, more abundant rainfall) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Miri this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 17 m' to 11 h 43 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
sunny |
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inflorescence |
length |
15 cm (6"), basal |
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nr flowers |
1 |
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size |
single flower 6 L 9 cm (2.4" L 3.6") |
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duration |
single flower, ≈ 30 - 40 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 15 - 20 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |