Bulbophyllum corolliferum J.J.Sm. 1917 SECTION Cirrhopetalum
Another Flower Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Bob Fallon Copyright ©, and the Dr Leslie Garay Archives Common Name The Wreath Carrying Cirrhopetalum
Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]
Found in the Philippines?, Thailand, Vietnam?, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, India? and Singapore in the lowlands on mangroves as a miniature to small sized, hot growing epiphyte requiring light shade and high humidity. It has garlic shaped, shortly ovoid, irregularily 4 to 5 sided, truncate pseudobulbs with a single, apical, oblanceolate, obtuse and emarginate, tapered below to a shortly petiolate leaf that blooms in the fall on a basal, slender, reddish, 4.4 to 5.6" [11 to 14 cm cm] long inflorescence with several [8 to 10] flowers held in an umbel beneath the leaf.
Often cited as Cirrhopetalum curtisii but I am going with Comber on this one and if Bulbophyllum is going to be used then B corolliferum has precedence.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum curtisi [Hkr.f] J.J.Sm not Ridley 1912; Bulbophyllum curtisi var purpureum J.J.Sm. 1933; Bulbophyllum pulchellum Ridley 1907; Bulbophyllum pulchellum var. brachysepalum Ridl. 1907; Bulbophyllum pulchellum Ridl. var purpureum Ridley 1907; Cirrhopetalum curtisii Hkr.f 1927; Cirrhopetalum curtisii var. lutescens Garay 1999; Cirrhopetalum curtisii var. purpureum (Ridl.) Garay 1999; Phyllorkis ridleyana (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Orchids of Malaya Holttum Vol 1 Orchids 1953; Notes on Cirrhopetalum Seidenfadden 1973; Orchid Genera in Thailand VIII Bulbophyllum seidenfaden 1990; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and SIngapore Seidenfaden & Woods 1992; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; A to z Of SE Asian Orchids O'Byrne 2001; Bulbophyllum and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2001; A Field Guide to the WIld Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001
Cirrhopetalum curtisii var. lutescens Garay 1999 Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Jo Levy Copyright ©, Leslie Garay Archives View from above Photos courtesy of Nicholas Plummer Copyright ©, Leslie Garay Archives
Cirrhopetalum curtisii var. purpureum (Ridl.) Garay 1999 Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Bob Fallon Copyright ©, and the Dr Leslie Garay Archives
