Bulbophyllum medusae 'White Magic'

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Object Details

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

August-March; peaks in November

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2014-0587A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect inflorescence is 8" long with a cluster of many white flowers. Flower is 6" long.

Fragrance

Unpleasant

Range

Pen Thailand to W Malesia

Habitat

Lowland forests; 0-400m

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Common Name

Medusa's Bulbophyllum clone

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bulbophyllum

Species

medusae

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e26f2f6a-42b5-42d2-96f5-0305d99a51b1

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2014-0587A