Bulbophyllum sikkimense (King & Pantl.) J.J.Sm.

"Bulbophyllum sikkimense  (King & Pantl.) J.J.Sm. was first discovered in Northeast India, the foothills of the provinces of Sikkim and Darjeeling. This species is found in warm, humid tropical forests, at an altitude of 250-850 m above sea level. It grows on secondary dense vegetation and on rocks, often near rivers." 

Bulbophyllum sikkimense J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. II, viii. 28 (1912).

Bulbophyllum sikkimense
Bulbophyllum sikkimense J.J.Sm.;  Photo Daniel Derlam


Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonyms Name:

Cirrhopetalum sikkimense King & Pantling 1898

English Name:

The Sikkim Bulbophyllum.

Distribution:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal.

Ecological:

At elevations around 350 to 800 m.

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