Bulbophyllum hians Schltr.

Bulbophyllum hians Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 773 (1913).

Bulbophyllum hians Schltr., Photos Orchids of Kurt

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Bulbophyllum hians var. hians

VietNam Name:

English Name:

The Wide Open Bulbophyllum

Description: 

Elliptic-ligulate, apiculate, narrowing below into the petiolate base leaf that blooms in the late spring on a basal, short to 3.5 cm long, single flowered inflorescence

Distribution:

Malesia-New Guinea

Ecological:

Epiphyte in lower montane forest. At elevations of 1250 to 1900 m

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late spring.

Cultivation:

Intermediate growing epiphyte.

Type: 

Schlechter 18571 (holo B, lost; iso AMES, BO, K, L)

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 258, fig. 985