Bulbophyllum longibracteatum Seidenf. 1979 SECTION Racemosae

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of MR.TIPOL RUANGAKSORN and Exotic Bulbophyllum

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Common Name The Long Bracteate Bublophyllum

Flower Size

Found in Thailand and Laos at elevations around 400 to 1600 meters as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with close set to 2 1/4" to 3 1/.8" [6 to 8 cm] distant, conical pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, erect leaf that blooms in the fall on a pendulous, 7 to 10" [17.5 to 25 cm] long, densely flowered inflorescence that is completely covered by 3 to 4 large, infloated sheaths.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Genera in Thailand VIII Bulbophyllum Thou. Seidenfadden 1990;

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