Bulbophyllum muscarirubrum
Submitted by bernabu on Thu, 13/03/2008 - 18:08
Bulbophyllum muscarirubrum Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 33: 215 (1979).
Distribution: N. Thailand.
This image captured in situ by a friend who visited Chiang Mai, Thailand three years ago. The flower spike is 4cm long. I have both these deciduous species shown here, but they have yet to flower.
bernabu
very interesting
i hope to see more of this spp
awesome!....
awesome!....it looks like it may be growing on a rock face?? Does this species spring to life when the wet season is upon it?
Regards wellsy
Yes
A short rest after flowering then new growth appears.
bernabu
do they plump up?
So do the psuedobulbs always look shrivelled or do they plump up?
They look like they have been dry in the photo for 6 months!
Regards wellsy
Yes
The older the bulb the more shrivelled, the most recent ones obviously take their strength from previous bulbs, that is why these plant spread and form fairly large clumps (especially B.reichenbachii). The new bulbs do plump up, again helped by the older bulbs. I have a few more deciduous species and they are all interesting.(But not every orchid growers thing)
Regards bernabu
viable bulbs
How many seasons do the bulbs stay viable for Bernard?
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Regards wellsy
bulbs
normally two or three seasons, depending on the size of the plant. It's interesting to compare the different growing patterns of the two species shown. B.muscarirubrum forms chains on rock-faces or on the trunks of trees or sometimes in leaf-litter. Whereas B.reichenbachii forms clumps on the trunks of trees which makes them very difficult to see, the bulbs blending in with the natural colour of the bark.
Regards bernabu