Bulbophyllum lasiochilum

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum 

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum                                                                                                                                              photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by Parish, Samuel Bonsall  &  Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav  
  published in       Transaction of the Linnean Society of Botany, London  30 : 153    1874
     
   Family Orchidaceae
  Subfamily   Epidendroideae
  Tribe Malaxideae 
  Subtribe Dendrobiinae
  Genus Bulbophyllum   Thouras  1822
  Section Umbellatae   Bentham 1883
     
  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 Burma (Tenasserim), endemic in Thailand and Malaysia  
  altitude 1200 - 1500 m (3960 - 5940 ft)            
  habitat  climate informations from Mergui (Tenasserim, Burma)
    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 1350 m / 4450 ft) :
    Bulbophyllum lasiochilum a gr uk
  photoperiod in Mergui this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 49 m' to 11 h 11 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length 5 cm (2"), basal
  nr flowers 1, fragrant
  size single flower  4 L 2.5 cm  (1.6" L 1") 
  duration single flower, ≈ 20 days
  time  to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days
     
notes   no rest, but daily watering
     
CITES appendix II

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