Bulbophyllum taiwanense

Object Details

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Accession Number: 2015-0974A

Description: This miniature Taiwanese orchid blooms with a lovely spray of orange flowers.
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

Range: S Taiwan
Habitat: Forests; below 1000m

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Inflorescence is 2.4-4" long with 5-8 orange flowers. Flowers are 1.5" across.

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Common Name: The Taiwan Bulbophyllum
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: taiwanense

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2015-0974A

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