Bulbophyllum amplebracteatum Teijsm. & Binn. 1862 SECTION Intervallatae Ridley 1897

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Common Name The Extended Bract Bulbophyllum

Flower Size 2 3/4" [7 cm]

Found in Malaysia, Sulawesi and the Molouccas with a large ovoid pseudobulb carrying a single, apical, thick, oblong leaf and blooms in the fall and winter on a basal, arching, successively single flowered inflorescence which can last over a 2 to 3 month period with each flower lasting 1 to 2 weeks.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bulbophyllums and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1982; A to Z of SE Asian Orchids Obyrne 2001;