Bulbophyllum laxiflorum

 Bulbophyllum laxiflorum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 57 (1830).

Bulbophyllum laxiflorum Lindl., Photo by 蘇清記 

its native range is Indo-China to W. & Central Malesia.

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum laxiflorum Lindl.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Bulbophyllum luzonense Ames

Bulbophyllum pedicellatum Ridl.

Bulbophyllum radiatum Lindl.

Bulbophyllum syllectum Kraenzl.

Diphyes laxiflora Blume

Phyllorkis laxiflora (Blume) Kuntze

Phyllorkis radiata (Lindl.) Kuntze

Vietnamese  name:

Cầu diệp hoa thưa, Lọng hoa thưa.

English Name:

The laxly Flowered Bulbophyllum (refering to the loosely flowered inflorescence).

Description: 

With 5 to 2 cm between each cylindrical pseudobulbs and a single apical, leathery, elliptic, acute at the apex, petiolate base leaf that blooms on an erect, basal, 2 7/8" or more (7 cm or more) long, several to many (20) flowered inflorescence with fragrant musky scented flowers held in an umbel, at, or near leaf height that can occur at most any time of the year.

Distribution:

Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam (Vĩnh  Phúc, Lạng Sơn, Hà  Giang). 

Ecological:

In riverine, lowland hill and lower montane forests at elevations of 100 to 1800 m as a miniature sized, hot to cool growing, unifoliate epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms at most any time of the year..

Flower size:

1.5 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/619283-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:619283-1

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

https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Bulbophyllum_laxiflorum

https://thuocdongduoc.vn/chi-long-bulbophyllum