Bulbophyllum ecornutum J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. II, xiii. 32 (1914). in obs.
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| Bulbophyllum ecornutum J.J.Sm., Photo by Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz |
its native range is Thailand to W. & S. Malesia.
Latin Name:
Bulbophyllum ecornutum J.J.Sm.
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Bulbophyllum cornutum var. ecornutum J.J.Sm.
Hamularia ecornuta (J.J.Sm.) Aver. & Averyanova
Accepted Infraspecifics
Bulbophyllum ecornutum subsp. ecornutum
Bulbophyllum ecornutum subsp. verrucatum J.J.Verm., P.O'Byrne & A.L.Lamb
English Name:
The Hornless Bulbophyllum (Latin for lacking horns, refering to the abscence of protusions on the column as compared to Bulbophyllum cornutum which has them).
Description:
With a woody rhizome with 4 cm between each, ovoid, pale green pseudobulbs subtended by a scarious sheath and carrying a single apical thin, linear-lanceolate leaf that is conduplicate below and where it blooms on a 3 to 7 cm long, single flowered inflorescence occuring in the fall with fragrant flowers that smell of grapes. Best grown cool to warm and given partial shade and high humidity, with regular water and fertilizer.
Distribution:
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand.
Ecological:
In podosol forests or shrubby forests as a miniature to small sized, hot to warm growing unifoliate epiphyte in shrubby forests on limestone hills occuring at elevations of 400 to 1300 m.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the fall.
Flower size:
3.0 cm.
Cultivation:
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.
Typus:
Reference:
- theplantlist.org
- https://www.ipni.org/n/618834-1
- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:618834-1
- http://www.orchidspecies.com/bulbecornutum.htm.
- https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Bulbophyllum_ecornutum
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