Bulbophyllum josii

Bulbophyllum josii J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne, Bulbophyllum Sulawesi 150 (2011).

Bulbophyllum josii J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne, Photo by Jeffrey Champion

its native range is Sulawesi.

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum josii J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne,

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

Jos' Bulbophyllum (Jos Vermeulen - first Author's son current).

Description: 

With .6 to .72" between each distinct, basal 1/2 prostrate to the rhizome, ellipisoid to ovoid, laterally flattened, non-angular pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptic to obovate, obtuse, gradually narrowing below in to the shortly petiolate base leaf that blooms in the later summer on a basal, to 3.2" (to 8 cm) long, single flowered inflorescence with acute floral bracts.

Distribution:

Sulawesi.

Ecological:

As a mini-miniature sized, creeping, warm growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the later summer.

Flower size:

2.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants usually grow in 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. Watering usually varies between plants Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted.

Typus:

Collector Team

Hort. Leiden 20052195

Type Herbaria

holotype L

Distribution Of Types

Sulawesi (Malesia, Asia-Tropical)

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/77121727-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77121727-1

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

- https://orchids.fandom.com