Accession Data

Bulbophyllum vaginatum

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym(s): Cirrhopetalum vaginatum

Country of Origin: Thailand to western Malesia

Accession Data

Accession #: 199300017

Accession Date: 1993-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3226

Quantity: 2

Source: Vicki Wanlass from Orchid

Provenance:

received as B. medusae, but likely misidentified

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

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Dendrobieae

SubTribe: Bulbophyllinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

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.

Images

Bulbophyllum vaginatum