Bulbophyllum makoyanum

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Description
This is a small orchid which holds multiple of its red and yellow flowers together in an umbel – likely where one of its common names, “daisy orchid,” comes from.
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2008-4006A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Inflorescence is 8" long, slender, and purple with 5-12 yellow and red flowers. Flowers are 1.5" long.
Fragrance
Fragrant
Range
Singapore, Borneo (Kalimantan), Philippines
Habitat
Lowland forests; 0-300m
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Common Name
Daisy Orchid
Makoy's Cirrhopetalum
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Bulbophyllum
Species
makoyanum
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2008-4006A
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax774fd15a2-b18e-440b-9b48-be79c0e53cd9
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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