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| Bulbophyllum longissimum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. longissimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum longissimum | |
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Bulbophyllum longissimum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Description
[edit]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.[1] Dorsal sepal is cupped tapering at the apex and pubescent.[2][3]
Closeup to flower
Plant
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Distribution
[edit]It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Myanmar, and Borneo at low elevations.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Graf, Alfred B. (1970). Exotica III. East Rutherford, N.J.: Roehrs Co. p. 1561.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1911). Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Academic Press. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ 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.
Sources
[edit]External links
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Media related to Bulbophyllum longissimum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bulbophyllum longissimum at Wikispecies
