Bulbophyllum saltatorium var. albociliatum

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

Description

This variety of the Dancing Bulbophyllum is larger than the species in all aspects. Its very hairy lip also has white to pale pink hairs rather than the dark purple of the species.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

February to May; August to December; peaks from August to October

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2015-0810A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Pendulous inflorescence is 1-33" long with few to many flowers. Flowers are .75" across and very fuzzy. However, this semi-alba variety is stated to be larger in all aspects.

Range

W Tropical Africa to SW Kenya and Angola

Habitat

Lowland forests; 750m

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Common Name

The Dancing Bulbophyllum variety

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bulbophyllum

Species

saltatorium

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7811aeb04-0519-45a1-b45b-7a8a9b65f7c7

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-0810A