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Bulbophyllum species

Discussion in 'Orchid Identification Section' started by Marni, Jan 17, 2011.

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  1. Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    I purchased this a Bulbo reevei, but it seems different from what I find on line or in my library (didn't actually find anything in the first books I looked at). It is a charming thing and I am happy to have it.
    b.6697.front.jpg b.6697.side.jpg b.6697.ruler.jpg
     
  2. Chris

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    WANT!
     
  3. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Holy crap. Definitely not reevei. The best I can find in Orchid Monographs VII is Bulbo aechmophorum.
     
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    Beautiful!!
     
  5. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    I keep coming back to this one. Damn it's nice...
     
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    Marni, I hope we get to see more photos when all those lovely
    buds open. It should be quite a spectacle.
     
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    :D
     
  8. Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Actually there is only 1 bud, all the other little nubs you see are from that awful moss that plagues my greenhouses.
     
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    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    +1

    :D :D
     
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    Forrest Really Neat

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    I have this one. I was going to sell it, but Jon convinced me to give it to him.
     
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    Forrest Really Neat

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    o, and I dont have a name. Sorry.
     
  12. Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    JJ Vermeulen gave me the name. It is B. rhodoleucum.

    Thanks to Jon for reference material and to Piotr for sending it to Vermeulen and getting me in contact with him.
     
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    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Huh. I always thought it had a lot more white in it.
     
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    Nice Marni. This is one of my favorite bulbos that has been posted here. :)
     
  15. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    As strange as this may seem, I have to disagree with Jaap. This flower is nothing like the rhodoleucum he describes in his literature. He even provides a color plate that is a different flower...
     
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    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Which literature are you referring to?
     
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    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Orchid Monographs vol 7: A Taxonomic Revision of Bulbophyllum. Sections Adelopetalum, Lepanthanthe, Macrouris, Pelma, Peltopus, and Uncifera (orchidaceae)

    Here's a link --> book for sale.
     
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    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    I looked in the key for Peltopus section that you sent, but don't see B. rhodoleucum there. Does he have a drawing of this species?
     
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    It certainly doesn't look like the B. rhodoleucum on Bandisch's site. Unfortunately, I no longer have the URL for that page.
     
  20. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Yes. There's a line drawing. Send me an email, and I'll send you the drawing when I get home.