Bulbophyllum basisetum J.J. Sm. 1929 SECTION Intervallatae

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Another Flower Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt Plant grown by Gerardus Staal

Common Name

Flower Size 1.6" [4 cm]

Found in the Philippines as a hot growing, miniature to small sized, epiphytic orchid with obliquely ovoid, pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, fleshy, leathery, lanceolate, obtuse, gradually narrowing below into the channeled petioalte base leaf that blooms on a basal, erect, 3.4" [8.5 cm] long, few flowered, purple, shiney inflorescence carrying ereect, tubular, adpressed bracts and carrying successive opening, shiney flowers

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; The Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003