Bulbophyllum medusae 'White Magic'

Object Details

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Accession Number: 2014-0587A

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): August-March; peaks in November
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

Range: Pen Thailand to W Malesia
Habitat: Lowland forests; 0-400m

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Erect inflorescence is 8" long with a cluster of many white flowers. Flower is 6" long.
Fragrance: Unpleasant

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Common Name: Medusa's Bulbophyllum clone
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: medusae

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2014-0587A

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Photographed by: Eugene Cross

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Photographed by: Eugene Cross