Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf.-The Eastern Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 33(3): 138 (1979).

Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf.; Photo Azman Harun

Vietnamese name: 

Cầu diệp Á Châu 

Chinise name: 

麦穗石豆兰 mai sui shi dou lan  

Common Name: 

The Eastern Bulbophyllum 

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Description: 

Orchids are small, oblong oval tubers grow apart. 1 leaf, hard and 20 cm long. The inflorescence is 5 to 13 cm long, flowers close together, flower size 1 cm, blooming in summer. 

Distribution: 

Found in Southern Yunnan China, Thailand and Vietnam. In VietNam, It found in Tây Nguyên.

Ecological: 

Tree trunks in evergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations of 1000-2000 m. 

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org