Bulbophyllum adelphidium J.J.Verm. 1993 SECTION Beccariana Pfitz. 1889
Plant in situ Cameron Highlands Malaysia
Photos by © David Kuehn.
LATE 
Common Name The Little Brother Bulbophyllum [refers to its relationship with the larger Bulbophyllum lasianthum]
Flower Size .234" [6 mm]
Found in northern Sumatra in primary forests on tree branches and trunks near the forest floor at elevations around 1200 to 1700 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with 6 to 10" [15 to 25 cm] between each cylindrical, slightly compressed pseudobulb carrying a single, apical, elliptic to obovate, petiolate base leaf that blooms in the late spring and summer on an arching, 4 to 6" [10 to 15 cm] long, 18 to 30 flowered inflorescence carrying flowers that smell of rotting shrimp, Yum!
This orchid is very similar to B lasianthum but this one differs in the shorter inflorescence, denser raceme, as well as smaller flowers
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *BLUMEA 38 (1993) 145-155 J J Vermeulen 1993 drawing fide; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001 photo fide
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