auratum
Rp 45,000.00 Bulbophyllum auratum (Lindl.) Ridl. 1861
SECTION Cirrhopetalum
Common Name The Golden Bulbophyllum
Flower Size 1 1/2" [3.75 cm]
An umbel type orchid that blooms in early spring through the summer on a lateral to erect, slender, basal, to 6" [15 cm] long, purplish inflorescence that carries a solitary umbel of drooping, shoe-shaped, fragrant flowers occuring in Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines at elevations around 100 to 1200 meters growing on mangrove trees with a creeping rhizome with 1/4 to 3/4" [1 to 2 cm] between each clustered ovoid, grooved, dark olive pseudobulb carrying a single, apical purplish leaf with a blunt apex and the base narrowing into a petiole. A hot to warm growing species that needs partial shade, high humidity and good air circulation.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum borneense (Schltr.) J.J. Sm. 1907;
Bulbophyllum campanulatum [Rolfe]Rolfe 1909;
*Cirrhopetalum auratum Lindley 1840;
Cirrhopetalum borneense Schltr. 1906;
Cirrhopetalum campanulatum Rolfe 1910;
Cirrhopetalum candelabrum Lindley ex Moore 1854;
Phyllorchis aurata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
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