Bulbophyllum grandiflorum

Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Blume, Rumphia 4: 42 (1849).

Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Blume, Photo by Elena Stiles

Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Blume, Photo by Andrew Geimar

its native range is Sulawesi to Papuasia.

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Blume

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Bulbophyllum burfordiense Garay, Hamer & Siegerist

Bulbophyllum cominsii Rolfe

Bulbophyllum micholitzii Rolfe

Ephippium grandiflorum Blume

Hyalosema burfordiense (Garay, Hamer & Siegerist) Rysy

Hyalosema cominsii (Rolfe) Rolfe

Hyalosema grandiflorum (Blume) Rolfe

Hyalosema micholitzii (Rolfe) Rolfe

Phyllorkis grandiflora (Blume) Kuntze

Sarcopodium grandiflorum (Blume) Lindl.

English Name:

The Large-Flowered Bulbophyllum.

Description: 

It blooms on a basal, erect to arching, to 25 cm long, single flowered, green inflorescence with foul smelling flowers that is longer than the leaves and occurs in the fall.

Distribution:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Sulawesi.

Ecological:

At elevations of 100 to 800 m in primary rainforests on the lower trunks of large trees as a hot growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the fall.

Flower size:

17.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Temperature:

Warm to Intermediate;60°F min. to 90°F max.

Light:

Shade; 500-1500 Footcandles (indirect low light,slight shadowing).

Watering:

Moist; 3-5 waterings per week (let dry lightly between waterings) 

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/619056-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:619056-1

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

https://andysorchids.com/pictureframe.asp?PicId=3251