Bulbophyllum globiceps Schltr. 1905 SECTION Brachystachyae Benth. & Hook. f. 1883 Photo by © Peter O'Byrne and the Swiss Orchid Foundation

Another Angle Photo by © Art Vogel

Common Name The Globular Bulbophyllum [refers to the spherical inflorescence]

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea on trees in forests at elevations around 300 to 600 meters as a hot growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring and fall.

Synonyms Bulbophyllum globiceps var. boloboense Schltr. 1913;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 drawing ?; Lowland Orchids of of Papua New Guinea Peter O'Byrne 1994 drawing/photo fide;

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