"Bulbophyllum carunculatum Garay, Hamer & Siegerist is native to Sulawesi. They are found in primary and remnant forests at elevations of 800 to 900 meters...."
Bulbophyllum carunculatum Garay, Hamer & Siegerist, Lindleyana 10(3): 174 (1995) (1995).
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| Bulbophyllum carunculatum Garay, Hamer & Siegerist, Photos by Mathew Jose Mathew |
Latinh Name:
Bulbophyllum carunculatum Garay
Synonym:
Bulbophyllum amplebracteatum subsp. carunculatum (Garay, Hamer & Siegerist) J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne
English Name:
The Caruncule Bulbophyllum (refers to the outgrowths at the base of the labellum).
Description:
Straw-Colored Smithsonia is a miniature sized orchid growing on trees that blooms on a short, few flowered inflorescence. Leaves are oblong, unequally lobed at tip, to 4 x 0.6 cm. Flower racemes are up to 1.5 cm long. Flowers are up to 5, pale yellow. Sepals are 3 x 1 mm, dorsal, ovate-pointed concave, laterals obovate-pointed. Lip is white, 2.5 x 1 mm, mid-lobe with short lateral wings, spur purple, 1.5 mm long. Straw-Colored Smithsonia is found in Southern Western Ghats..
Distribution:
Sulawesi.
Ecological:
In primary and remnant forests at elevations of 800 to 900 meters as a medium sized, warm growing epiphyte.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the summer.
Flower size:
9.0 mm.
Cultivation:
Climate: Intermediate Warm
Air Circulation: Medium
Light: Medium
Humidity: High
Fertilizer: Bimonthly
Type:
Distribution Of Types:
Philippines.
Original Data:
Distribution:
Philippines.
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