Bulbophyllum appendiculatum

Bulbophyllum appendiculatum J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. II, viii. 22 (1912).

Bulbophyllum appendiculatum J.J.Sm., Photo by Justin Lee

its native range is E. Himalaya to Assam.

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum appendiculatum J.J.Sm. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Cirrhopetalum appendiculatum Rolfe

Mastigion appendiculatum (Rolfe) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist

English Name:

The Appendage Bulbophyllum (refers to the apex of the dorsal sepal).

Description: 

With quadrangular, ovate, sulcate pseudobulbs carrying a single, thick, leathery, fleshy,elliptic to oblong to ovate, obtuse, minutely bilobed, shiny above, sessile base leaf that blooms in the fall on a basal, erect, horizontal to descending, 8 to 15 cm long, 1 to 4 flowered inflorescence with unpleasantly, musky scented flowers.

Distribution:

Assam, East Himalaya, India.

Ecological:

In hilly country as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Bloome in the fall.

Flower size:

13.0 cm

Cultivation:

Keep plant in 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.

Typus:

Pantling, R. [197], India K000894329 Unknown type material

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/618338-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:618338-1

- https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Bulbophyllum_appendiculatum

- http://www.orchidspecies.com/mastappendiculatum.htm.