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taxonomy |
described by |
Hooker, Joseph Dalton |
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published in |
The Flora of British India 5 (16) : 758 1890 |
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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 |
Desmosanthes (Blume) JJ Smith 1933 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 42 |
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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 |
India (Sikkim, Meghalaia, Khosa Hills, Khasia, Nokhdara, Lava, Algarah forest, Kalimpong, Bengal, |
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Lachen Valley, Sitong, Chungthang), Bhutan (Sipsu, Sipchu), Burma (Kachinn Valley, Nam Tamai Valley), |
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China (Xizang, Zizhiqu) |
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altitude |
609 - 2200 m (2010 - 7260 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Bhamo (Kachin Valley, Kachin, Burma)
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1400 m / 4620 ft) : |
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![Bulbophyllum cauliflorum a gr uk](https://hortusorchis.org/images/multithumb_thumbs/b_0_0_0_10_images_Bulbophyllum_cauliflorum_a_gr_uk.jpg) |
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photoperiod |
in Bhamo this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 37 m' to 10 h 23 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte |
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brightness |
partial shade |
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inflorescence |
length |
1 cm (0.4"), basal |
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nr flowers |
5 - 6 |
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size |
single flower 0.6 L 0.6 cm (0.24" L 0.24") - diameter 2.5 cm (1") |
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duration |
inflorescence, ≈ 6 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 8 days |
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CITES |
appendix |
II |