Bulbophyllum dayanum
Submitted by bernabu on Sun, 17/02/2008 - 06:28
Score: 9.0, Votes: 2
Bulbophyllum dayanum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1865: 434 (1865).
Distribution: Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Epiphyte with sinister looking flowers found in damp shady forest. Psuedobulbs up to 8cm apart, 2.5cm long, leaf up to 20cm long x 5cm wide. Scape 1.5cm long; up to 8 flowers 3.5cm long in a close group, deep red. Lateral sepals partly joined together along their lower edges. Sepals and petals with coarse curved hairs along their edges. Lip tongue-shaped, warty, with two tooth like processes near the base.
bernabu
Vote Result
Score: 9.0, Votes: 2
sinister
sinister looking flowers alright!
I still love them and I love this photo!
Regards wellsy
sinister
Thanks Steve, I reckon you put this image back on site to coincide with Hallowene night, for which this flower seems to be appropriate.
bernabu
Monster frog
Looks like a the wide open mouth of a monster frog.
The manufacturer of Halloween masks should have a close look and learn from nature.