Bulbophyllum rothschildianum photo C. Solimbergo |
taxonomy | described by | (O'Brien) Smith, Johannes Jacobus |
published in | Buletin du Journal Botanique de Buitenzorg sèr. 2,8 : 27 1912 | |
Family | Orchidaceae | |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
Tribe | Malaxideae | |
Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
Section | Cirrhopetaloides Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 | |
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 in India (Sikkim), Thailand, China (Yunnan) |
altitude | in China 1500 - 1600 m (4950 - 5280 ft) | |
habitat | climate informations from Darjeeling (Sikkim, India) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) : | ||
photoperiod | in Darjeeling 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 | 12 - 14 cm (4.8" - 5.6"), basal |
nr flowers | 2 - 3, smelly | |
size | single flower 11 L 2.5 cm (4.4" L 1") | |
duration | inflorescence ≈ 12 days | |
time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
CITES | appendix | II |