Bulbophyllum Orchids

The genus Bulbophyllum is the largest in the Orchidaceae family and also one of the largest genera in the whole plant kingdom. There are more then 1800 Bulbophyllum species recorded, first described by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars. 1822 he described 17 Bulbophyllum species. The abbreviation in horticultural trade is: Bulb.

Bulbophyllum levanae Ames 1915

Bulbophyllum levanae Ames 1915 is an epiphytic growing orchid species from the Bulbophyllum section Lepidorhiza, native to the Philippines. The orchid species has been described by the American botanist Oakes Ames (1874–1950) and named in honour to the Swedish botanist and geneticist Albert Levan (1905–1998). Bulbophyllum levanae is often confused with Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum, which looks Read More »

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Orchid Hybrid Bulbophyllum Meen Garuda

Bulbophyllum Meen Garuda is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between the sprcies orchids Bulbophyllum lasiochilum (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum echinolabium (pollen parent). The orchid hybrid has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 2005 by Meen Nursery, a Thai orchid nursery specialised on Bulbophyllum hybrids. The nursery is located Read More »

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Orchid Hybrid Bulbophyllum Jim McGoogan

Bulbophyllum Jim McGoogan is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between the species orchids Bulbophyllum sumatranum (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum veitchianum (pollen parent). The Bulbophyllum Jim McGoogan orchid hybrid has been registered in the year 2007 with the Royal Horticultural Society by Bill Thoms, a noted Bulbophyllum breeder, who endowed the Bill Thoms Read More »

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Bulbophyllum mandibulare Rchb.f. 1882

Bulbophyllum mandibulare Rchb.f. 1882 is a small sized, epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Sabah, the easternmost state of Malaysia, located on the northern part of the island of Borneo (Kalimantan). The name mandibulare, refers to the mandible, the strongest bone in the human body. As flowers of Bulbophyllum mandibulare open mostly not more than Read More »

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Bulbophyllum Thai Spider

Bulbophyllum Thai Spider is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Bulbophyllum medusae (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum gracillimum (pollen parent), both native to South-East Asia. Bulbophyllum Thai Spider has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Suphachadiwong Orchids, a Thai orchid nursery, in the year 1995. Flowers get a size of approx. Read More »

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