Bulbophyllum longissimum

Bulbophyllum longissimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. longissimum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum longissimum
(Ridl.) J.J.Sm.(1912)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhopetalum longissimum Ridl. (1896)

Bulbophyllum longissimum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Description

Plant produces pseudobulbs that are 2.5-4 cm long with a single leaf. Leaves are subsessile and leathery 9-15 cm x 2.5-4.5 cm It is most noted for its 3-7 very large flowers with pendant 20 cm long inflorescence, pale yellow to cream with red stripes or spots lateral sepals up to 30 cm (12 inches) in length growing from a peduncle. The lip is yellow. Dorsal sepal is cupped tapering at the apex and pubescent.

Distribution

It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Myanmar, and Borneo at low elevations.

References

  1. ↑ Graf, Alfred B. (1970). Exotica III. East Rutherford, N.J.: Roehrs Co. p. 1561.
  2. ↑ Teoh, Eng Soon (2021-02-26). Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 1 (A - E). Springer Nature. p. 118. ISBN 978-3-030-58872-4. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  3. ↑ Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1911). Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Academic Press. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  4. ↑ Croix, I. F. La (2008-01-01). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-88192-876-1. Retrieved 2025-04-23.

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