Object Details
- Description
- This a small to medium sized orchid with an elegant flower that has a hinged lip. It is considered by many to have the finest flower in the genus.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks from May to July
- Pollination Syndrome
- Fly
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2007-0703A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect to pendent inflorescence is up to 6" (15.25 cm) long with a single flower. Flowers are 3-4" (7.6-10 cm) across and last about 2 weeks.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Plant Size
- 8-12" x 3-4" (20-30 x 8-10 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Range
- Arunachal Pradesh to Philippines
- Habitat
- Lowland and montane forests; 650-6600ft (200-2000m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Lobb's Bulbophyllum
- Serenity Orchid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Species
- lobbii
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2007-0703A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax77f068ba3-e7aa-43dc-9a78-3eb12984ebaa
