| Bulbophyllum odoratissimum photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| taxonomy | described by | (JE Smith) Lindley, John |
| published in | The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 55 1830 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Malaxideae | |
| Subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| Genus | Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822 | |
| Section | Medusa (Blume) JJ Smith 1861 | |
| 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 |
primary evergreen forests in India (Sikkim, Punakha, Kebasa, Algarah, Nokdara, Tangta, Kalimpong), |
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Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand (Chiengmai), Laos, Viet Nam, China (Fujian,Guangdong, Guangxi, |
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Sichuan, Xizing, Zizhiqu, Yunnan) |
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| altitude | 240 - 1900 (2500) m (792 - 6270 (8250) ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from An-chen-pien (Guangxi, China) | |
| 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) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in An-chen-pien this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte or litophyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 2 cm (0.8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 32 - 38, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 0,8 L 0,8 cm (0.32" L 0.32") - diameter 2 cm (0.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence 12 - 14 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ~ 45 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
