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Bulbophyllum cornutum

Bulb. cornutum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulb. cornutum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum cornutum
[Blume]Rchb.f 1861


Bulbophyllum cornutum is a species of Bulbophyllum found in Asia.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with a 3 cm flower.

Distribution[]

Found growing on trees limbs in Borneo, Java and the Philippines at elevations of 1000 meters and higher.

Culture[]

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.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Horned Bulbophyllum

Synonyms[]

  1. Bulbophyllum concavum Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920
  2. Bulbophyllum wenzelii Ames 1913
  3. Ephippium cornutum Blume 1825
  4. Phyllorchis cornuta [Blume] Kuntze 1891
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