Bulbophyllum longiflorum
Object Details
- Description
- This orchid has a wide range, and can be found with flowers that range in color from pale yellow-green, pink, or spotted dark pink. It smells unpleasant, but still looks interesting.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- September
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Uganda to NE KwaZulu-Natal, W Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific
- Habitat
- Rainforests; 0-1200m
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2012-0819A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Long Flowered Bulbophyllum
- The Pale Umbrella Orchid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Species
- longiflorum
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is up to 8" long with 2-8 flowers. Flowers are 2" long.
- Fragrance
- Foul
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2012-0819A
