Bulbophyllum biflorum Teijsm. & Binn.

 Bulbophyllum biflorum Teijsm. & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 5: 488 (1854).

Bulbophyllum geminatum Carr, Photos by Gerhard Guldi

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Bulbophyllum geminatum Carr; Bulbophyllum triurum Kraenzl.; Cirrhopetalum biflorum (Teijsm. & Binn)J.J.Sm.; Cirrhopetalum geminatum (Carr) Rysy 

English Name:

The Two-Flowered Bulbophyllum

Description: 

The epiphytic orchid is small in size, grows in a warm to cool place, has an egg-shaped yellow onion, strong, 4 corners, has a single leaf, peak, erect, thin, oblong, blunt top, leaf small short on the base, thin, withered, semicircular, 7 to 11 cm long, inflorescence has 2 fragrant flowers.

Distribution:

Java, Sumatra, Bali, Borneo, the Philippines and the Thai and Malaysian.

Ecological:

On tree trunks in shady hill to lower montane forests at elevations of 550 to 1150 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring and summer.

Flower size:

8.0 mm

Cultivation:

Watering : Twice a week in Summer, lesser in winter. Keep moist.

Fertilization: twice a month during active growth of the plants with a low concentration.

Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep moist in summer seasons and do not allow mix to dry, in winter keep the mix slight dry and reduce watering. Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted.

Type:

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

orchidhouseasia.com 

orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Bulbophyllum_biflorum