Bulbophyllum repens Griff.-The Crawling Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum repens Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 293 (1851).

Bulbophyllum repens Griff.; Photos Nghiem Xuan Son

Vietnamese name: 

Lọng dâu lớn 

Chinise name: 

球花石豆兰 qiu hua shi dou lan 

Common Name: 

The Crawling Bulbophyllum

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum repens Griff. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Bulbophyllum khasianum Rchb.f.; Bulbophyllum poilanei Gagnep.; Phyllorchis repens (Griff.) Kuntze; Phyllorkis repens (Griff.) Kuntze

Description:

Small orchid, small tubers almost absent, 1 leaf. The flower stalk is short, flower size 5 mm like a small strawberry., bloom in Fall. 

Distribution: 

Found in the Chinese Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Lào Cai, Kon Tum, Langbiang, Dankia, Đà Lạt. 

Ecological: 

Tree trunks in dense forests; 500-600 m.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org