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Bulbophyllum membranifolium

Bulb. membranifolium

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulb. membranifolium
Alliance:
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum membranifolium
Hook. f. 1896


Bulbophyllum membranifolium is a species of Bulbophyllum found in Asia.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with a 2.5cm flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in swampy and lowland montane forest growing in moss of Perak Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Sumatra and the Philippines at elevations of 800 to 2300 meters.

Culture[]

Keep plant in cool 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.

Varieties[]

Image Name Description
Bulbophyllum membranifolium Bulbophyllum membranifolium variant Sepals are yellow. Petals are also yellow with red. Lip is yellow

Naming[]

Common Names: The Thin-Membraneaceous Leaf Bulbophyllum

Synonyms[]

  1. Bulbophyllum badium Ridl. 1917
  2. Bulbophyllum costatum Amews 1920
  3. Bulbophyllum crista-galli Kraenzl. 1905
  4. Bulbophyllum cryptophoranthoides 1874
  5. Bulbophyllum dagamense Ames 1915
  6. Bulbophyllum insigne Ridl. 1896
  7. Bulbophyllum maculosum Ames 1915
  8. Bulbophyllum sanguineomaculatum Ridl. 1896
  9. Bulbophyllum scandens Kraenzl 1954
  10. Phyllorchis membranifolium [Hkr.f] Kuntze 1891
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