Bulbophyllum affine Wall. ex Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bulbophyllum kusukusense Hayata; Phyllorkis affinis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Sarcopodium affine (Wall. ex Lindl.) Lindl. & Paxton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bulbophyllum affine Wall. ex Lindl.
  • Common name : Single Flowered Bulb-Leaf Orchid
  • Habit : Epiphytic herb
  • Habitat : Tree trunks or rocks in forests or along valleys; 100 - 600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This species thrives in teak baskets with tree fern and wood chips
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Central Himalaya to Nansei-shoto
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 224
    • Kumar P. et. al., (2008). Orchidaceae, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. Check List 4(3): 304–323
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bulbophyllum affine. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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