Bulbophyllum taiwanense

Bulbophyllum taiwanense

Bulbophyllum taiwanense                                                                                                                                              photo C. Solimbergo
(Cirropetalum taiwanense)
 
taxonomy   described by  (Fukuyama) Nakajima, K. 
  published in Biol. Magazine Okinawa 10 : 36 . 1973
     
  Family Orchidaceae
  Subfamily Epidendroideae
  Tribe Malaxideae
  Subtribe  Dendrobiinae
  Genus Bulbophyllum Thouras 1822
  Section Cirropetalum  Lindley 1824
     
  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 origin In the forests of southern Taiwan, on tree trunks
  elevation 800 - 1000 m (2600 - 3300 ft)
  habitat  climate informations from Mei - shan, southern Taiwan
    Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 3000 ft) :
    Bulbophyllum taiwanense gr uk
  photoperiod in Mei - shan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 33 m' to 10 h 27 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness partial shade
     
inflorescence   lenght  basal 
  flowers 5 - 7
  size single flower  0,8 L 0,5 cm ( 0.32 L 0.2") - inflorescence 2 L 3 cm (0.8 L 1.2")
  duration inflorescence ~ 20 days
  time to bloom from birth ~ 45 days
     
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