Bulbophyllum brienianum [Rolfe] J.J.Sm. 1912 SECTION Cirrhopetalum Photo courtesy of Jo Levy Copyright ©, Leslie Garay Archives

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Common Name O'Briens' Bulbophyllum [English Botanist 1900's]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra and the Philippines as a miniature sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte requiring an open mix, light shade, high humidity and regular waterings and fertilizer. This species has egg-shaped, strongly ridged, pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical leaf that is shortly petiolate and blooms in the winter on a basal, to 8" [20 cm] long, several [5 to 10] flowered inflorescence with fragreant flowers held in an umbel.

Synonyms Bulbophyllum adenophorum [Schlechter]J.J.Sm. 1912; Bulbophyllum brienianum [Rolfe] J.J.Sm. 1912; Bulbophyllum brunnescens [Ridley] J.J.Sm. 1912; Bulbophyllum makoyanum var brienianum [Rolfe] Ridley 1907; Cirrhopetalum adenophorum Schlechter 1906; *Cirrhopetalum brienianum Rolfe 1893; Cirrhopetalum brunnescens Ridley 1896; Cirrhopetalum makoyanum var brienianum [Rolfe] Ridley 1896

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 52 No 4 1983 photo; Orchid Genera in Thailand VIII Bulbophyllum Seidenfaden 1990; Bulbophyllum Seidenfaden 1990; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; Orchids Of India II Biodiversity & Status of Bulbophyllum Thou Augustine & Kumar 2001 as B o'brienianum not; A to Z of SE Asian Orchids O'Byrne 2001 photo fide; Bulbophyllum and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; Notes on Cirrhopetalum Seidenfadden 1973 drawing fide; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Woods 1992 drawing fide; Orchids of Malaya Holttum Vol 1 Orchids 1953; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2001; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2002 photo fide; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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