Bulbophyllum affine-The Striped Star Orchid

Bulbophyllum affine Wall. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 48 1830.

Bulbophyllum affine

Bulbophyllum affine Wall. ex Lindl.; Photo Chu Xuan Canh 

Vietnamese name: Lọng sao, Cầu diệp gần, Lọng đơn

Chinise name: 赤唇石豆 chi chun shi dou lan

Common Name: The Similar Bulbophyllum - The Striped Star Orchid

Latin Name: Bulbophyllum affine Wall. ex Lindl.

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Bulbophyllum kusukusense Hayata; Phyllorchis affinis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Phyllorkis affinis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Sarcopodium affine (Wall. ex Lindl.) Lindl. & Paxton  

Description:

Orchid, small bulb, single leaf is 7 cm long, flower stalk is shorter than leaf, single flower, flower size 3 cm, blooming in late spring and early summer. 

Distribution: Found in the western Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan provinces of China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Ryukyus Islands in. In VietNam, found in Quảng Ninh, Ba Vì, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng.

Ecological: Tree trunks or rocks in forests or along valleys; 100-600 m. 

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

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