Bulbophyllum elassonotum

Bulbophyllum elassonotum 

Bulbophyllum elassonotum                                                                                                                                          photo C. Solimbergo
   
taxonomy         described by Summerhayes, Victor Samuel 
  published in      Botanical Magazin  158 : t . 9408    1935
     
  Family Orchidaceae 
  Subfamily   Epidendroideae
  Tribe Malaxideae 
  Subtribe Dendrobiinae
  Genus Bulbophyllum  Thouras  1822
  Section Careyana   Pfizer  1888
     
  chromosomes     2n = 38  
  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 dry evergreen forests in India, Thailand, Viet Nam
  altitude 750 - 1100 m  (2475 - 3630 ft)     
  habitat climate informations from Phu Hoi (Ben Tre, Viet Nam)
    Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season)
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 950 m / 3115 ft) :
    Bulbophyllum elassonotum a gr uk
  photoperiod in Phu Hoi this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 46 m' to 11 h 14 m'
  life form epiphytic
  brightness    partial shade
     
inflorescence     length   10 - 15 cm  (4" - 6"), basal
  nr flowers 20 - 22
  size single flower  1.5 L 1 cm  (0.6" L 0.4") - inflorescence  8 L 2.5 cm  (3.2" L 1")
  duration inflorescence20 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days
     
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