Bulbophyllum elegantulum (Rolfe) J.J.Sm. 1912SECTION Cirrhopetalum Photos courtesy of Bob Fallon Copyright ©, and the Dr Leslie Garay Archives

Common Name The Elegant Bulbophyllum

Flower Size .2" [5mm]

Found in Southern India at elevations of 1300 to 1700 meters as a small sized, warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring on a 2" [5 cm] long, loosely flowered inflorescence.

Garay's Picture came to me as Cirrhopetalum pileolatum and he felt that it was different than B elegantulum so use with caution, if they are separate this one is B lineolatum. I need more information

Synonyms Bulbophyllum pileolatum (Klinge) J.J. Sm. 1912; *Cirrhopetalum elegantulum Rolfe 1891; Cirrhopetalum pileolatum Klinge 1899

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Notes on Cirrhopetalum Seidenfadden 1973 drawing ? ; Orchid Digest Vol 44 No 4 1980 as Cirrhopetalum elegantulum; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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