Bulbophyllum levanae

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Object Details

Description

This orchid could become a favorite among teenage boys. Levan’s Bulbophyllum has a dark red lip which oozes a liquid that smells like putrid dog poo or rotting meat. It even attracts flies, putting this orchid high on the list of plants you would not want to be trapped in a small room with.

Pollination Syndrome

Flies

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2014-0993A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Ascending inflorescence is 4" long with 2-3 orange flowers with a hinged, red lip. Flowers are 1.6-3.2" long.

Fragrance

Unpleasant

Range

Philippines

Habitat

500m

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Common Name

Levan's Bulbophyllum

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bulbophyllum

Species

levanae

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7b0fc02b1-eab4-40c7-88cb-edbf0c1c3f24

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2014-0993A