Mastigion appendiculatum (Rolfe) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994
Closer Still Photos courtesy of Bob Fallon Copyright ©, Leslie Garay Archives
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Common Name The Appendage Mastigion [refers to the apex of the dorsal sepal]
Flower Size 5" long [12.5 cm]
This species is similar to Mastigion putidum which has irregular lamellate palae, petals that are linear-oblong and a acute to subacuminate labellum, but M appendiculatum differs in the clavate cilia, narrowly triangular-lanceolate petals, and a roundish, obtuse labellum. This is a hot to warm growing epiphyte that requires light shade, good drainage and high humidity. Found in Ne India and Sikkim as a miniature sized, hot growing epiphyte with quadrangular, ovate, sulcate pseudobulbs carrying oblong, obtuse, shiney above leaves and blooms in the fall on a basal, 3.2 to 6" [8 to 15 cm] long, 1 to 4 flowered inflorescence with unpleasantly scented flowers
Synonyms Bulbophyllum appendiculatum [Rolfe] J.J.Sm. 1915; *Cirrhopetalum appendiculatum Rolfe 1890;
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002 as Bulbophyllum appendiculatum; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2002 as b putidum
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