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 macranthum Lindl. 1844

Bulbophyllum macranthum Lindl. 1844 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to India (Assam), Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Flowers of Bulbophyllum macranthum grow upside down on single-flowered, about 5 cm long inflorescences. The fragrant flowers, with a scent reminescent of cloves or camphor, reach Read More »

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Bulbophyllum patens King 1896

Bulbophyllum patens King 1896 is an epiphytic growing, tropical orchid species, native to South-East Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia). The Latin word patens means open and refers to the widely open flowers. Bulbophyllum patens inflorescences, which carry just one single flower, get a length of about 5 cm. Flowers reach a size of about Read More »

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Bulbophyllum claptonense Rolfe 1905

The epiphytic growing, tropical orchid species Bulbophyllum claptonense Rolfe 1905 is native to Sabah, the Northern, Malaysian part of Borneo. Finally we couldn´t figure out, if Bulbophyllum claptonense is an universally accepted botanical name, as the name is just accepted as a synonym by some taxonomists, who claim this colorful orchid is just a variety Read More »

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Bulbophyllum dentiferum Ridl. 1915

The pink spotted, epiphytic growing miniature orchid Bulbophyllum dentiferum Ridl. 1915 looks more like a sugar candy, than a real tropical plant. The cute, tiny flowers, with a length of just about 1,2 cm, are arranged in umbels, with up to 20 flowers on inflorescences, which reach a length up to 20 cm. Bulbophyllum dentiferum Read More »

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Bulbophyllum biflorum Teijsm. & Binn. 1855

Bulbophyllum biflorum Teijsm. & Binn. 1855 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. As Bulbophyllum biflorum flowers always occur in pairs on about 10 cm long, errect inflorescenses, the orchid species got it´s name. Biflorum means two-flowered. The fragrant Bulbophyllum biflorum flowers get a width of about Read More »

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