Bulbophyllum schwarzii Sieder & Kiehn 2010 publ. 2011 SECTION Cirrhopetalum [Lindl.] Rchb.f 1861

Photos by Lucien Tempera Copyright ©, courtesy of the Dr Leslie Garay Archives

Flower Closeup

Closer Still

Photos by Eric Hunt, plant grown by Orchidmania

Common Name Schwarz's Bulbophyllum [3rd president of the Austrian Orchid Association 1965—1982]

Flower Size

The photo by Lucien Tempera is the Type Flower Photo.

Found in Vietnam with well spaced pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect to horizontal inflorescence carrying several to many [17] flowers held in a whorl.

Synonyms Cirrhopetalum roseopunctatum Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1995

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 70 No 10 2001 as Bulbophyllum roseopuntatum photo fide; Bulbophyllum and Their Allies Seigerist 2001 as Cirrhopetalum roseopunctatum; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 1 2005 as Bulbophyllum roseopunctatum photo fide;

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