Bulbophyllum vaginatum

Common name:

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Cirrhopetalum vaginatum</i>

Country of Origin: Thailand to western Malesia

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Vicki Wanlass from Orchid

Provenance:

received as B. medusae, but likely misidentified

Restrictions:

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.⁴

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• SubFamily: Epidendroideae
• Tribe: Dendrobieae
• SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 3 June 2015.
2. WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 3 June 2015.
3. Bulbophyllum medusae at Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Accessed 3 June 2015.
4. Bulbophyllum medusae at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 3 June 2015.

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