Bulbophyllum annandalei
Appearance
Bulbophyllum annandalei | |
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Bulbophyllum annandalei in bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
Species: | B. annandalei
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Binomial name | |
Bulbophyllum annandalei |
Bulbophyllum annandalei or Annandale's Bulbophyllum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum in section Cirrhopetalum.
It is found in peninsular Thailand and Malaysia at elevations of around 1000 meters above sea level.
Description
[edit]Bulbophyllum annandalei has conical pseudobulbs that each carry a single apical succulent leaf.
As with many other species the plant blooms on a flower spike that grows from the base of a pseudobulb. Each flowers spike holds between 2 and 4 small yellow flowers.
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