Bulbophyllum roxburghii
Submitted by wellsy on Sun, 20/01/2008 - 21:50
Bulbophyllum roxburghii (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1864
Tribe: PODOCHILAEAE
Subtribe: BULBOPHYLLINAE
Temperature: W.I.
Country: India
Synonym/s: Aerides radiatum Roxburgh ex Lindley 1830
Cirrhopetalum roxburghii Lindl. 1830
Bulbophyllum roxburghii is one of the members of the section Recurvae which was once mistakenly included in the Aerides genus. This species is found as an epiphyte in the Ganges Delta area of India and is best grown in relatively bright light in pots or on slabs of cork or treefern fibre. Give it even moisture year round with good air movement always.
B.roxburghii
Nice picture wellsy of this species, which is part of the corolliferum group which also includes one or two others that secrete a thick sugary gooey liquid from the surface of the sepals, sometimes so much that it actually drips from the sepals or makes them stick together. One can imagine that these species command a lot of attention with bees in their natural environment.
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