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Orchid Species: Bulbophyllum croceum
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Bulbophyllum croceum is an orchid species identified by (Blume) Lindl. in 1830.
ORIGIN: Found in Java at elevations of 1350 to 2000 meters often found low-climbing in light scrub or scrambling across sphagnum moss patches in bright conditions.
DESCRIPTION: Miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte or terrestrial with an elongate woody rhizome with 2 to 4 [5 to 10 cm] between each conical, terete pseudobulbs carrying a single, thick, elliptic, acute, narrowing below into a short petiolate base leaf that blooms on a basal, 4 [10 cm] tall umbellate inflorescence with lanceolate, cuspidate floral bracts and carrying 8 to 10 flowers.
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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