Category: Builbophyllum

This small epiphytic orchid is found in Thailand, Malaysia, and Borneo at elevations of 900 to 2200 meters in lower montane forests. It has conical pseudobulbs spaced 2.4 to 7 inches (6 to 17.5 cm) apart along a woody rhizome, with stiff basal hairs. Each pseudobulb carries a single, stiff, elliptic leaf. Blooming in summer,… Continue reading Bulbophyllum microglossum

This miniature epiphytic orchid is found in Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo at elevations up to 1000 meters in lowland and lower montane forests. It grows on the lower trunks and branches of trees, forming ovoid, slightly flattened, olive-green pseudobulbs with a single, thick, dark green elliptic leaf. Blooming on an 8 to 12-inch (20 to… Continue reading Bulbophyllum microchillnum

This small epiphytic or occasionally terrestrial orchid is found in Perak (Malaysia), Sabah, Sarawak, Sumatra, and the Philippines at elevations of 800 to 2300 meters. It grows in swampy, lowland, and montane forests in humus and moss cushions. The plant has ovoid, somewhat flattened pseudobulbs with a single, thick, ovate to elliptic green leaf. Blooming… Continue reading Bulbophyllum membranifolium

This mini-miniature epiphytic orchid is found in Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Papua New Guinea, and several Pacific islands, growing in lowland forests up to 450 meters. It thrives in hot conditions and has small, conical-ovate pseudobulbs spaced 0.2 to 2 inches (5 mm to 5 cm) apart. Each pseudobulb carries a single, apical, broadly… Continue reading Bulbophyllum membranaceum

This small epiphytic orchid is found in Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Sumatra in lowland forests up to 400 meters. It thrives in hot conditions, growing on tree trunks and branches. The plant has pseudobulbs with a single, apical leaf. Blooming in fall and winter, it produces an erect, bract-covered inflorescence up… Continue reading Bulbophyllum medusae

This small epiphytic orchid is found in the Moluccas and Borneo at around 500 meters in warm, humid hill forests. It has clustered, ovoid, slightly angled pseudobulbs with a single, erect to suberect, oblong, leathery leaf. Blooming in spring, it produces a basal, up to 12-inch (30 cm) long, curved or sub-erect inflorescence that bears… Continue reading Bulbophyllum mastersianum

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This small epiphytic orchid is found in Sumatra and Malaysia at around 1000 meters in warm climates. It has obliquely ovoid, irregularly four- to five-sided pseudobulbs with a single, tough, fleshy, elliptic to oblong-elliptic leaf that narrows into a petiolate base. Blooming from a basal, 2-inch (5 cm) long inflorescence that starts thin and thickens… Continue reading Bulbophyllum lumbriciforme

This small epiphytic orchid is found in Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, and Malaysia at lower elevations. It thrives in hot to warm climates and has conical, sheathed pseudobulbs with a single, apical, leathery oblong leaf. Blooming in spring, it produces an 8-inch (20 cm) long, erect or pendant inflorescence. At the tip, a fragrant umbel of… Continue reading Bulbophyllum longissimum

This small, unifoliate epiphytic orchid is found across Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands at elevations from sea level to 1700 meters. It thrives in rainforests and hill forests, often on vertical tree trunks near water. The plant has obliquely conical pseudobulbs with a single oblong, petiolate leaf. Blooming from spring to autumn,… Continue reading Bulbophyllum longiflorum