"Very nice form of Bulbophyllum discolor Schltr. from section Peltopus with coloured petals and outward curved apical portion of the lateral sepals. This is a highly variable species found growing in the lower montane forest of New Guinea (450-3100m). The flowers can vary from entirely dark purple, to a yellowish white with dark purple veins, to this light yellow with faint purple veins. This plant, like many others from this section, is free flowering throughout the year with highly reflective flowers that appear to be glittering to the naked eye. The flowers also dwarf the pseudobulb and leaves in comparative size and last 5-6 days. Plant habit is so similar to B. tentaculiferum that it is very easy to mistake the two; but many of you will see the similarities in the flowers of B. triaristella, which is in the same section."
Bulbophyllum discolor Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 790 (1913).
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| Bulbophyllum discolor Schltr. Photos by Orchids of Kurt |
Bulbophyllum discolor Schltr. Video by Orchids of Kurt
its native range is New Guinea.
Latinh Name:
Bulbophyllum discolor Schltr.
Synonym:
Peltopus discolor (Schltr.) Szlach. & Marg.\
English Name:
The Other Colored Bulbophyllum
Description:
Sepals acute to very shortly acuminate, the median 0.3-0.43 cm long. Petals 0.07-0.09 cm long. Lip 0.1-0.13 cm long, approximately orbicular in outline.
Distribution:
New Guinea.
Ecological:
On trees in forests at elevations around 1000 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte.
Flowering times:
Blooms at most any time of the year.
Flower size:
1.8 cm.
Cultivation:
Warm growing epiphyte, requires strong light and a dry resting period.
Type:
Jongejan cult. 3230 = Leiden cult. 940446 (holo L, alc. only)
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