Bulbophyllum gracillimum Rolfe

Wispy umbrella orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bulbophyllum

Characteristics

Rootstock c. 2 mm thick. Pseudobulbs widely spaced, 10–18 × 10–15 mm, with 4–5 prominent ridges, dark olive green. Leaves 50–80 × 30–35 mm, thick, leathery, dark olive green. Inflorescence 150–250 mm long, wiry, 6–10-flowered. Flowers spreading in horizontal semicircle, 30–50 × 5–8 mm, purplish red with a white to cream labellum. Dorsal sepal c. 3 × 2 mm, margins hairy, with erect, thread-like apex 5–6 mm long. Lateral sepals 7–8 × 3–4 mm, base fused, tips ending in thread-like tails 18–25 mm long. Petals drooping, 5–6 × 1 mm, hairy. Labellum c. 2 × 1 mm, fleshy, curved, base grooved.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Highly localised in Australia; growing on trees in stunted rainforest and along streams, usually in airy or windy situations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

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Images

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Distribution

Bulbophyllum gracillimum world distribution map, present in Australia, Fiji, Moldova (Republic of), Solomon Islands, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:619052-1
WFO ID wfo-0000505398
COL ID NQYL
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INPN ID 671265
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bulbophyllum leratii Bulbophyllum gracillimum Cirrhopetalum leratii Cirrhopetalum warianum Cirrhopetalum gracillimum Cirrhopetalum psittacoides Cirrhopetalum le-ratii Bulbophyllum microbulbon Bulbophyllum psittacoides