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Bulbophyllum cumingii

Bulbophyllum cumingii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulb. cumingii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum cumingii
(Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861


Bulbophyllum cumingii is a species of Bulbophyllum found in asia.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with 10 to 12 flowers. Flowers are 2.5 cm and have a fetid scent.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing on mangroves and drys slopes in the Philippines and Sabah at elevations of 0 to 500 meters

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: Cumming's Bulbophyllum

Synonyms[]

  1. Bulbophyllum amesianum [Rolfe]J.J.Sm. 1912
  2. Cirrhopetalum cumingii Lindl. 1838
  3. Bulbophyllum straminenum Ames 1915
  4. Cirrhopetalum amesianum Rolfe 1891
  5. Cirrhopetalum stramineum Auct. non Teijsm & Binn 1934
  6. Phyllorchis cumingii (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
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