Bulbophyllum antenniferum [Lindley] Rchb. f. 1864 SECTION Hyalosema Schlechter 1911
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Common Name The Antenna Bulbophyllum
Flower Size 4 3/4" x 1 3/4" [12 x 2 cm]
Found in Java, Borneo, New Guinea and the Philippines in lowland, hill and lower montane forests as an epiphyte on tree trunks or on the rocks below in dappled light at elevations up to 500 meters with .6" [1.5 cm] between each obtuse angled, ovoid pseudobulb carrying a single, flat, rigid, thick, lanceolate, coriaceous, petiolate leaf that blooms on a 6 3/4" [18 cm] long, erect, single flowered inflorescence enveloped by a basalsheathing bract. This species requires hot temperatures, light shade and moist humid conditions.
Synonyms *Cirrhopetalum antenniferum Lindley 1843; Hyalosema antenniferum (Lindl.) Rysy 2002; Phyllorchis antennifera (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; Bulbophyllums and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 1999; Notes on Cirrhopetalum Seidenfaden 1973; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1982; Orchids of Java Comber 1990; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003
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