Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f.-The Delicately Flowered Bulbophyllum

 Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 5(16): 767 (1890).

Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f. ; Photos Quần Rách Đít 

Vietnamese name: 

Cầu diệp màng, Lọng màng.

Chinise name: 

Common Name: 

The Delicately Flowered Bulbophyllum (Virginal, hymen-like, refers to the diaphanous flowers).

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Phyllorchis hymenantha (Hook. f.) Kuntze

Phyllorkis hymenantha (Hook.f.) Kuntze

Description: 

The orchid is very small, has no bulbs, one leaf, grows 2-3 cm away. The petals are slender, with 1-2 flowers. 

Distribution: 

Found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Thailand, Vietnam and Borneo. In VietNam, found in Ngọc Linh, Kon Tum, K'bang, Gia Lai, Đồng Nai. 

Ecological: 

In open mossy lower montane forests at elevations aroud 1300 to 2600 m.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org