Biology:Bulbophyllum annandalei

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Short description: Species of orchid

Bulbophyllum annandalei
Bulbophyllum annandalei (Cameron Highland, Malaysia) Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82- 197 (1920) (23941743938).jpg
Bulbophyllum annandalei in bloom
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. annandalei
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum annandalei
Ridl. (1920)

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

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4987376 entry