Bulbophyllum albociliatum (Tang S.Liu & H.Y.Su) K.Nakaj 1973 SECTION Cirrhopetalum [Lindl.] Rchb.f 1861
Another Angle Photos By © Weitlian and his Taiwan Orchid Site
Common Name The White Haired Cirrhopetalum - In China Bai Mao Juan Ban Lan
Flower Size .25" [8 mm]
Found in central and southern Taiwan in forests on tree trunks at elevations of 1300 to 1800 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with a slender, creeping rhizome with .8" [2 cm] between each ascending, narrowly ovoid pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, erect, oblanceolate, to obovate, obtuse to sometimes retuse, sessile base leaf that blooms in the spring on a basal, slender, 2 tyo 2.4" [5 to 6 cm] long, 5 to 6 flowered inflorescence with 2 scale like bracts and narrowly triangular, floral bracts and carrying the flowers in an apical umbel.
This species and B kuanwuense are very similar but the later has much longer and denser hairs on the dorsal sepal and petals.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum albociliatum var. weiminianum T.P.Lin & Kuo Huang 2005; Bulbophyllum taichungianum S.S.Ying 1978; *Cirrhopetalum albociliatum Tang S.Liu & H.Y.Su 1971
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide
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