Bulbophyllum rheedei Manilal & C.S.Kumar 1991 SECTION Cirrhopetalum [Lindl.] Rchb.f 1861

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Part sun Warm LATE Spring EARLY Summer

Common Name Rheede's Bulbophyllum

Flower Size .28" [7 mm] long

Found in Kerala India at elevations around 800 meters as a small sized, warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the late spring ans early summer on a short, erect, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Rhytionanthos rheedei (Manilal & C.S.Kumar) Garay 1994

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Genera Orchidacearum Vol 6 Epidendroideae Pt 3 Pridgeon, Cribb Chase & Ramussen 2014;

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