Bulbophyllum saltatorium var. albociliatum
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Accession Number
- 2015-0810A
- Description
- This variety of the Dancing Bulbophyllum is larger than the species in all aspects. Its very hairy lip also has white to pale pink hairs rather than the dark purple of the species.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- February to May; August to December; peaks from August to October
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Range
- W Tropical Africa to SW Kenya and Angola
- Habitat
- Lowland forests; 750m
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendulous inflorescence is 1-33" long with few to many flowers. Flowers are .75" across and very fuzzy. However, this semi-alba variety is stated to be larger in all aspects.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Common Name
- The Dancing Bulbophyllum variety
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Species
- saltatorium
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-0810A