Bulbophyllum guttulatum (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr.

"Bulbophyllum guttulatum (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr.  is found in the Himalayas, Myanmar and Vietnam, this species grows epiphytes on trees at an altitude of 850 to 2700 meters above sea level"

Bulbophyllum guttulatum (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67: 66 (1970).

Bulbophyllum guttulatum (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr., Photo by Alan Junior

Bulbophyllum guttulatum (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr., Photo Diego Silva

Bulbophyllum guttulatum (Hook.f.) N.P.Balakr., Photo by Cristina CN

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Bulbophyllum chyrmangensis D.Verma, Lavania & Sushil K.Singh

Cirrhopetalum guttulatum Hook.f.

Phyllorkis guttulata (Hook.f.) Kuntze

VietNam Name:

Lọng nhễu; Cầu diệp nhễu.

English Name:

The Small Spotted Bulbophyllum

China Name:

Zuan Chu Juan Ban Lan - 钻齿卷瓣兰

Description: 

Small orchid, tubers grow close together, leaves 1 erect. Flower branches 15-20 cm high, flower cluster has 5-10 flowers, flower size 2 cm, blooming in Summer and Autumn. The flower is a bit like Bulbophyllum umbellata but differs in the speckled petals, purple in the leaves and the stem is higher than the leaves.

Distribution:

Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam (Cúc Phương, Ninh Bình), West Himalaya.

Ecological:

Tree trunks in broad-leaved forests, At elevations of 850 to 2700 m.