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Bulbophyllum echinolabium
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Common name:
The Bulbophyllum with the Hedge-Hog Shaped Lip
Family:
Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae
Distribution:
Sulawesi
Life form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Time (northern hemisphere):
Year round; peaks in Spring and Fall
Bloom characteristics:
Each inflorescence can have up to 3 flowers, which are held close to the folliage. Some flowers have been reported to be 16" long from top to bottom, but the origninal one described was 9" long.
Fragrance:
Rotten waste
Pollination syndrome:
Flies
Description:
With an intriguing name comes an intriguing orchid. This orchid has a warty lip which can move, an unpleasant smell, and is the largest flower of any orchid in the subtribe Bulbophyllinae.
Comments:
Bulbophyllum echinolabium
Links:
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
•
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Locations
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Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House
(GH12)
• Accession: 2008-2310*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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Individual