Bulbophyllum auratum

Bulbophyllum auratum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 261 (1861).
Synonyms:
Cirrhopetalum auratum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 50 (1840).
Phyllorkis aurata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).
Cirrhopetalum borneense Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 6: 464 (1906).
Bulbophyllum campanulatum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 62 (1909).
Cirrhopetalum campanulatum (Rolfe) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 18: 73 (1910).
Bulbophyllum borneense (Schltr.) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II, 8: 23 (1912).
 
Distribution: Sikkim, Peninsular Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra and Philippines
 

ORCHIDACEAE: Bulbophyllum auratum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. from Hong Kong (from Thailand):

Bulbophyllum auratum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 261 (1861).
Synonyms:
Cirrhopetalum auratum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 50 (1840).
Phyllorkis aurata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).
Cirrhopetalum borneense Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 6: 464 (1906).
Bulbophyllum campanulatum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 62 (1909).
Cirrhopetalum campanulatum (Rolfe) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 18: 73 (1910).
Bulbophyllum borneense (Schltr.) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, II, 8: 23 (1912).
 
Distribution: Sikkim, Pen. Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra and Philippines
Current pic taken today in the live collections at KFBG, Hong Kong.
Note: “auratum” word sounds peculiar but it is to refer to the golden colouration. Sometimes it is found in yellow colour too.

When you can’t move the background away move the subject away from background. Background will get lighted if close or if shutter is too low or if aperture is too big. I have used three flash lights with very low aperture and high shutter and then edited a bit.

 
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