Bulbophyllum callichroma Schltr. 1913 SECTION Hedyothyrsus Schlechter 1912

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Common Name The Green-Calli Bulbophyllum

Flower Size

Found in Indonesia and New Guinea at elevations of 600 to 2200 meters as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte requiring shade, frequent watering and excellent air circulation. Found in montane forests on trees with subglobose- conical pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, lanceolate-ligulate, acuminate leaf that basally narrows into a short thin petiole. This species blooms in the fall on a pendant, 14" [35 cm] long, long pedunculate, several [7 to 15] flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Bulbophyllum calothyrsus Schltr. 1913; Bulbophyllum manifestans J.J.Sm. 1929

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bulbophyllums and Their Allies Seigerist 2001; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1982