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Bulbophyllum makoyanum

 
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Bulbophyllum makoyanum - Daisy Orchid, Makoy's Cirrhopetalum
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Common name: Daisy Orchid, Makoy's Cirrhopetalum
Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Distribution: Singapore, Borneo (Kalimantan), Philippines
Habitat: Lowland forests; 0-300m
Life form: Epiphytic
Bloom characteristics: Inflorescence is 8" long, slender, and purple with 5-12 yellow and red flowers. Flowers are 1.5" long.
Fragrance: Fragrant
Description: This is a small orchid which holds multiple of its red and yellow flowers together in an umbel – likely where one of its common names, “daisy orchid,” comes from.
Comments: Bulbophyllum makoyanum
Links: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia • Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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