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Bulbophyllum frostii

Bulbophyllum frostii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulb. frostii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum frostii
Summerh. 1928


Bulbophyllum frostii is a species in the genus Bulbophyllum that is found in Asia.

Description[]

Plant blooms during the spring with one to three 2.5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found the in evergreen lowland forest of Vietnam at elevations around 1450 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in cool to 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: Frost's Bulbophyllum

Synonyms[]

  1. Bulbophyllum bootanoides (Guillaumin) Seidenf. 1974
  2. Cirrhopetalum frostii (Summerh.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 S
  3. Cirrhopetalum bootanoides Guillaumin 1956
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