Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f.-The Notched Bulbophyllum

 Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 1182 (1869).

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f.; Photos Diep Dinh Quang

Vietnamese name: 

Cầu hành tà, Lọng tà. 

Chinise name: 

藓叶卷瓣兰 xian ye juan ban lan

Common Name: 

The Notched Bulbophyllum 

(probably refers tothe minute notch at the apex of the dorsal sepal)

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f. 

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Bulbophyllum flavisepalum Hayata

Bulbophyllum langbianense Seidenf. & Smitinand

Bulbophyllum micholitzii (Rolfe) J.J.Sm. 

Bulbophyllum oreogenes (W.W.Sm.) Seidenf.

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum var. oreogenes (W.W.Sm.) Z.H.Tsi

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum var. retusiusculum

Cirrhopetalum flavisepalum (Hayata) Hayata

Cirrhopetalum micholitzii Rolfe

Cirrhopetalum oreogenes W.W.Sm.

Cirrhopetalum retusiusculum (Rchb.f.) Hook.f.

Cirrhopetalum retusiusculum (Rchb. f.) Hemsl.

Cirrhopetalum touranense Gagnep.

Cirrhopetalum touranense var. breviflorum Gagnep.

Phyllorkis retusiuscula (Rchb.f.) Kuntze

Description: 

Small orchid, oblong tubers, growing 1-3 cm apart, 1 leaf 1. Flower bunches 10 cm high, flower cluster 6-12 flowers, flower size 1.5-2.5 cm, flowers bloom in Summer and Fall. 

Distribution: 

Found in China, Nepal, eastern Himalayas, Assam India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, and Taiwan. In VietNam, found in Lai Châu, Lào Cai, Kon Tum, Đắk Lắk, Lâm Đồng, Đồng Nai. 

Ecological: 

Tree trunks or rocks in forests; at elevations of 500-2800 m. Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org