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Bulbophyllum gracillimum

Bulbophyllum gracillimum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulb. gracillimum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum gracillimum
Rolfe 1907


Bulbophyllum gracillimum is a species of Bulbophyllum found in Asia.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring to fall with 2 to 3 cm flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in lowland forest tree branches in Thailand, Burma and Malaysia south and east through the Solomon islands at elevations of 0 to 150 meters.

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 Graceful Bulbophyllum

Synonyms[]

  1. Bulbophyllum leratii (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. 1912
  2. Bulbophyllum psittacoides J.J. Sm. 1911
  3. Cirrhopetalum gracillimum Rolfe 1895
  4. Cirrhopetalum leratii Schltr. 1911
  5. Cirrhopetalum psittacoides Ridley 1927
  6. Cirrhopetalum warianum Schlechter 1913
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