Bulbophyllum loxophyllum Schltr. 1913 SECTION Monanthes [Bl] Avery. 1994 NO Photo

Part shadeHot fall

Common Name The Slanted-Leafed Bulbophyllum

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in New Guinea in montane forests at elevations around 300 to 600 meters as a hot growing epiphyte with erect, subcylindric pseduobulbs carrying a single apical, erect, oblique, ligulate, apiculate leaf that blooms in the fall on a short, single flowered inflorescence with 2 bracts and a lanceolate floral bract.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 drawing ?

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