Bulbophyllum sambiranense Jum. & H.Perrier 1912 SECTION Lupulina

Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Olaf Pronk and Laurette E.U.R.L. orchids of Madagascar

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Common Name The Sambirano Bulbophyllum [A river of Madagascar]

Flower Size 1/4" [7.5 to 8 mm]

Found in humid, deciduous to evergreen forests of northern and northwest Madagascar at elevations around 100 to 1900 meters as a miniature sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with .2 to .3" [1 to 1.5 cm] between each oblong, slightly compressed, 4 to 5 angled pseudobulb carrying 2 apical, thick, oval-lanceolate leaves taht blooms in the spring through fall on a 6 to 8" [15 to 20 cm] long inflorescence which carries towards the apex a thickened rachis with the flowers embedded into it's cavities

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1936/81; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans 2007 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 78 No 2 2009 photo as B sambiranense var ankeranense; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009 photo fide

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