Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Blume 1847
Plant and Flower Photos courtesy of Marius Wasbauer
Common Name The Large-Flowered Bulbophyllum
Flower Size to 7" [to 17.5 cm]
A hot growing epiphyte found in Sumatra, the Celebes, the Moluccas, and New Guinea at elevations of 100 to 800 meters in primary rainforests on the lower trunks of large treesthat blooms on a basal, erect to arching, to 10" [to 25 cm] long, single flowered, green inflorescence with foul smelling flowers that is longer than the leaves and occurs in the fall. This species is also known as Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Bl.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum burfordiense Rolfe 1901; *Ephippium grandiflorum Bl. 1849; Hyalosema grandiflorum [Bl.]Rolfe 1919; Phyllorchis grandiflora (Bl) Kuntze 1891; Sarcopodium grandiflorum (Bl) Lindl. 1853
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1914/85 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 no 7 1958 drawing; The Orchids of Papua New Guinea An Introduction Millar 1978 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 50 No 9 1981 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 52 No 9 1983 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 12 1987 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 59 No 1 1995 photo fide; Australian Orchid Review Vol 66 No 3 2001 photo; Lindleyana Vol 17 No 1 2002; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 11 2006 photo
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