Bulbophyllum apertum Schlechter 1906 SECTION Sestochilus

Side View of Flower Photo by © Art Vogel

Common Name The Wingless Bulbophyllum

Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]

Found in the Thailand, Indonesia, Borneo, Moluccas and Sulawesi at elevations of 400 to 1200 meters as a hot to warm growing epiphyte and has delightfully scented flowers

MAny sources make this species a synonym of B ecornutum but I have left them separate for now.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Lindleyana Vol 17 No 1 2002; Australian Orchid Review Vol 70 No 2 2005; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 also as B ecornutum;

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