Bulbophyllum longiflorum

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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Object Details

Description

This orchid has a wide range, and can be found with flowers that range in color from pale yellow-green, pink, or spotted dark pink. It smells unpleasant, but still looks interesting.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

September

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2015-0867A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is up to 8" long with 2-8 flowers. Flowers are 2" long.

Fragrance

Foul

Range

Uganda to NE KwaZulu-Natal, W Indian Ocean, Malesia to Pacific

Habitat

Rainforests; 0-1200m

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Common Name

The Long Flowered Bulbophyllum

The Pale Umbrella Orchid

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bulbophyllum

Species

longiflorum

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax78c45a9db-2ec1-449f-92f1-66c596531acf

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-0867A