Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames

Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames, Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 139 (1912).

Bulbophyllum bolsteri
Bulbophyllum bolsteri
Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames, Photos by Naoyoshi Takei
Bulbophyllum bolsteri
Bulbophyllum bolsteri
Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames, Photo by Javii Martín Marín

its native range is Philippines.

Latinh Name: 

Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

Bolster's Bulbophyllum (Original collector of species 1900's).

Description: 

With a creeping rhizome giving rise to wrinkled, cylindrical pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, leathery, grooved below leaf that blooms on a slender, 8 to 12 cm long, single flowered inflorescence with 2 tubular bracts.

Distribution:

Philippines.

Ecological:

At low to medium elevations as a miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the late spring.

Flower size:

1.2 cm.

Cultivation:

LIGHT/LOCATION: shady
TEMPERATURE: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
WATERING: spray regularly
FERTILIZATION: once a month

Type:

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