Bulbophyllum taiwanense

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

Object Details

Description

This miniature Taiwanese orchid blooms with a lovely spray of orange flowers.

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2015-0974A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is 2.4-4" long with 5-8 orange flowers. Flowers are 1.5" across.

Range

S Taiwan

Habitat

Forests; below 1000m

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Common Name

The Taiwan Bulbophyllum

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bulbophyllum

Species

taiwanense

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax798fd4571-7bd1-4b25-9b57-7756763fb92b

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-0974A