Mastigion putidum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl
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Common Name The Putrid Mastigion
Flower Size 9" long [15 to 20 cm]
This species has incredible blooms that move, wave, and wiggle, it is found in peninsular Burma, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam in primary montane forests at elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters with 3/4 " to 1.2" [2 to 3 cm] between each elliptic, olive green pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical oblong-elliptic, sessile leaf thatblooms in the summer and fall on a basal, erect, 5.6 " [14 cm] long, single-flowered inflorescence with membraneous, lanceolate floral bract. It is a warm to hot grower and I have potted them in wood slat baskets with some tree fern. Give it shade, moist conditions, and plenty of air movement. The trick is to let the newest growth be close to the wood basket and the oldest in the center. This way the new growth attaches to the wood and is more likely to bloom.
This species is often mislabeled and sold as Bulbophyllum fascinator and many times plants labeled as Bulbophyllum putidum are actually Mastigion appendiculatum.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum fascinator [Rolfe]Rolfe 1908; Bulbophyllum putidum [Teijsm. & Binn.]J.J.Sm. 1912; Cirrhopetalum fascinator Rolfe 1908; *Cirrhopetalum putidum Teijsm. & Binn. 1862; Cirrhopetalum ornatissimum Auct. non Rchb.f 1898; Mastigion fascinator (Rolfe) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994 as B putidum; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003 as B putidum
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