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Bulbophyllum
pictum
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Common name:
The Painted Bulbophyllum
Family:
Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Synonym:
Trias
picta
Distribution:
Myanmar to Thailand
Habitat:
3280ft (1000m)
Life form:
Epiphytic
Bloom characteristics:
Inflorescence is 1.5" (3.8 cm) long with a single orange flower speckled in red. Flower is .75" (1.9 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Unpleasant
Description:
This miniature orchid has small, triangular shaped flowers which are speckled, and smell unpleasant.
Links:
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
•
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Locations
1:
Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House
(GH11)
• Accession: 2015-0772*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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