Bulbophyllum orectopetalum Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1992 SECTION Sestochilos [Breda] Bentham & Hkr. 1883
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Common Name The Projecting Petal Bulbophyllum [refers to the lower petals bend that presents the petals more forward]
Flower Size 1 2/5" [3.5 cm]
Found in Thailand, Burma and Cambodia as a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte requiring light shade, and an open mix. Similar to Bulbophyllum lobbii but differs in it's small size, and small pink dots between the striping on all the floral segments. This species blooms in the spring on a single flowered inflorescence
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bulbophyllums and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; Orchids of Malaya Holtum 1953; Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfadden and Wood 1992; A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand Vaddhanaphuti 2001 photo fide; Orchid Genera in Thailand Vol VIII Bulbophyllum Thou. Seidenfaden 1990; Australian Orchid Review Vol 70 No 1 2005; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007
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