Bulbophyllum reticulatum

 Bulbophyllum reticulatum Bateman, Bot. Mag. 92: t. 5605 (1866).

Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum
Bulbophyllum reticulatum Bateman, Photo by Mathew Jose Mathew 

its native range is Borneo (Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan).

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum reticulatum Bateman

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Bulbophyllum carinatum Cogn.

Bulbophyllum katherinae A.D.Hawkes

Phyllorkis reticulata (Bateman ex Hook.f.) Kuntze

English Name:

The Net-Like Veined Bulbophyllum.

Description: 

It  has reticulated, lined leaves, oblong to ovoid psuedobulbs that are spaced far apart on the rhizome, and a short, 2 flowered inflorescence with large sheathing bracts that bears fleshy, fragrant flowers arising in the summer and fall.

Distribution:

Borneo.

Ecological:

This hot growing, unifoliate, lithophytic species is found in Borneo in hill forests on limestone in lowlands.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer and fall.

Flower size:

7.5 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/620002-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:620002-1

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

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

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