Bulbophyllum cumingii

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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Object Details

Description

This small orchid is named for “the prince of the gatherers,” Hugh Cuming.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

April to August

Pollination Syndrome

Fly

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2015-0793A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is 6-9" long with 8-10 flowers in an almost circular form at the apex. Flower is 1" across.

Fragrance

Unpleasant; fetid

Range

Borneo (Sabah), Philippines

Habitat

Mangroves and dry forest slopes; 75-500m

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Common Name

Cumming's Bulbophyllum

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bulbophyllum

Species

cumingii

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7f126ee07-fa4b-49b3-90e3-d4369b851a94

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-0793A