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Bulbophyllum annandalei

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Bulbophyllum annandalei
Bulbophyllum annandalei in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. annandalei
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

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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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