Bulbophyllum rothschildianum (O'Brien) J.J.Sm.

"Bulbophyllum rothschildianum (O'Brien) J.J.Sm. is found in China's southern Yunnan province, the Sikkim region of northeast India, Assam and Myanmar. This species grows on trees in lowland forests at an altitude of 1500-1600 m above sea level"

Bulbophyllum rothschildianum J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. II, viii. 27 (1912).

Bulbophyllum rothschildianum J.J.Sm., Photo by Joaquim Barreto Carneiro Filho

Bulbophyllum rothschildianum ‘Red Chimney’, Photo by Ben Taylor

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym:

Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum O'Brien

Mastigion rothschildianum (O'Brien) Lucksom

English Name:

Rothschild's Bulbophyylum (English Banker family and Orchid enthusiast 1800's).

Chinese name:

Mei Hua Juan Ban Lan - 美花卷瓣兰.

Description: 

It grows hot to cool in moderate to low and should be grown in a pot or basket (as opposed to mounted).  Flowers occur in spring and fall; they have a yellow background covered in dark burgundy spots and arranged in an umbellate fan–really striking.  Flowers this color should generally be approached with caution (that color often stinks) but these have a peachy, fruity scent.

Distribution:

In southern Yunnan Province of China, northeastern India, Assam and Myanmar.

Ecological:

Tree trunks in dense forests; 1500-1600 m 

Flowering times:

Blooms in the in the spring and fall.

Flower size:

18 cm long.

Cultivation:

Keep plant in cool 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:

s.coll. [s.n.], India   K000829949 Unknown type material

s.coll. [s.n.] K000829951 Unknown type material

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

orchidweb.com

newworldorchids.com

efloras.org

orchids.fandom.com