Bulbophyllum fritillariiflorum

"Bulbophyllum fritillariiflorum J.J.Sm. comes from Papua New Guinea. Like many Bulbophyllums, it is a creeping epiphyte with fascinating ‘shop of horrors’-like flowers. Here, they seemingly face a feeding hand, like monster flowers ready to catch morsels of meat thrown by Igor (or whomever)."

Bulbophyllum fritillariiflorum J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. 2, 3: 76 (1912).

Bulbophyllum fritillariiflorum J.J.Sm. Photo by Mathew Jose Mathew

its native range is New Guinea.

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum fritillariiflorum J.J.Sm.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Hyalosema fritillariiflorum (J.J.Sm.) Rolfe.

English Name:

Description: 

A mat forming epiphyte found on horizontal branches in Papua and New Guinea with a creeping rhizome giving rise to a basal swelling-like pseudobulb carrying a single, erect, ovate, apically rounded, abruptly narrowing below into a rounded, petiolate base leaf that can flower several times a year on a slender, basal, 10 to 15 cm long inflorescence that has a solitary flower held above the leaves.

Distribution:

New Guinea.

Ecological:

Epiphyte in lowland forest; 450 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in summer.

Flower size:

7.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Warm growing epiphyte

Typus:

Type: Bogor cult. (Lorentz Exp., Rachmat 462) s.n. (holo BO, n.v.; ?iso L, unnumbered)

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:618978-1

https://www.ipni.org/n/618978-1

http://www.orchidsnewguinea.com/orchid-information/species/speciescode/206

http://pickanorchid.com/bulbophyllum-fritillariiflorum/

http://www.orchidspecies.com/dentennelum.htm.