Bulbophyllum levanae 'Doggy Doo'

"Bulbophyllum levanae Ames is native to Philippines. This orchid is found on the island of Panay in the provinces of Antique and Capiz, on the island of Luzon in the provinces of Rizal, Sorsogon and Zambales and on the islands of Leyte and Sibuyan. They grow in forests at an altitude of 500 m."

 Bulbophyllum levanae Ames, Orchidaceae (Ames) 5: 178 (1915).

Bulbophyllum levanae Ames, Photo by Jack Taylor 

its native range is Philippines

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum levanae Ames

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

Levan's Bulbophyllum.

Description: 

With close set, pear-shaped, erect to ascending pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, leathery, oblong, gradually narrowing below into the rigid petiolate base leaf which blooms in the spring on a basal, ascending, 10 cm long, successively opening, 2 to 3 flowered inflorescence with color variable, stinky flowers, growing best in hot to warm temperatures, partial shade and growing in pots.

Distribution:

Philippines.

Ecological:

At elevations around 500 m as a small sized, unifoliate epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

8.0 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:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/619316-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:619316-1

- https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/01/bulbophyllum-levanae-care-and-culture.html

- orchidspecies.com/docwasselii.htm. 

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

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