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Bulbophyllum brienianum

Bulb brienianum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulb. brienianum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum brienianum
[Rolfe] J.J.Sm. 1912


Bulbophyllum brienianum is a species of Bulbophyllum.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the winter with five to ten 2.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra and the Philippines

Culture[]

Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep moist in summer seasons and do not allow mix to dry, in winter keep the mix slight dry and reduce watering. Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted.

Naming[]

Common Names: O'Briens' Bulbophyllum

Synonyms[]

  1. Bulbophyllum adenophorum [Schlechter]J.J.Sm. 1912
  2. Bulbophyllum brunnescens [Ridley] J.J.Sm. 1912
  3. Bulbophyllum makoyanum var brienianum [Rolfe] Ridley 1907
  4. Cirrhopetalum adenophorum Schlechter 1906
  5. Cirrhopetalum brunnescens Ridley 1896
  6. Cirrhopetalum makoyanum var brienianum [Rolfe] Ridley 1896
  7. Cirrhopetalum brienianum Rolfe 1893
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