Bulbophyllum longipedicellatum J.J. Sm. 1910 SECTION Papulipetalum Schlechter 1913
Photos by © Ed de Vogel and the Orchids of New Guinea Website
Photo courtesy of Wolfgang H. Bandisch. Photo by Mrs. Ralph Levy Copyright © 1998, 1999 All rights reserved. And his Papua & New Guinea Orchid Species site
Common Name The Long-Flower-Stem Bulbophyllum
Flower Size
Found in Papua and New Guinea in lowland forests at elevations of 820 to 900 meters as a small sized, warm growing, unifoliate epiphyte with narrowly lanceolate, acute, thick fleshy, above on either side of the longitudinal groove convex, narrowed below into a petiolate base leaf that blooms in the spring and summer on a slender, wiry, basal, 4.8" [12 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence that holds the flower above the leaves.
Grows well in cool to hot temperatures, partial shade and can be put in baskets or pots.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913/85; Bulbophyllums and Their Allies Seigerist 2001 photo ;
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