Bulbophyllum orthoglossum Krzl. 1896 SECTION Lepidorhiza
Photo by © Eric Hunt and his Flicker Orchid Photostream
Plant and Flower Photos by © Ed de Vogel and the Orchids of New Guinea Website
Lip Closeup Photos courtesy of Bob Fallon Copyright © , and the Dr Leslie Garay Archives
Common Name The scientific name refers to the erect lateral lobes of the labellum
Flower Size 3" [7.5 cm]
Found as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte at elevations up to 300 meters in the Moluccas, Sulawesi and the Philippines with clustered, conical pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, leathery, oblong, obtuse, acute leaf and blooms on an erect, 10" to 12" [25 to 30 cm] long, successive few flowering inflorescence with fragrant flowers. This species enjoys hot temperatures with high humidity, partial shade and good air movement.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum hashimotoi Yukawa & Karasawa 1997
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; AOS Bulletin Vol 69 No 12 2000 photo; Bulbophyllum and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1985; The Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001 photo fide; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003
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