Bulbophyllum hirtum

Bulbophyllum hirtum (Sm.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 51 1830. (Syn: Bulbophyllum kerrii Rolfe; Bulbophyllum suave Griff.; Phyllorchis hirta (Lindl.) Kuntze; Phyllorkis hirta (Sm.) Kuntze; Stelis hirta Sm.; Tribrachia hirta (Sm.) Lindl.);

Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Common name: Bristly Bulb-Leaf Orchid

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KG :: 03 December 2012 – 0020:: Bulbophyllum hirtum (Sm.) Lindl. ex Wall. (Orchidaceae): Bulbophyllum hirtum (Sm.) Lindl. ex Wall. (Orchidaceae) from Samalbong, Kalimpung.
Distribution: NE India, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.
Syn. name:
Stelis hirta Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 34: n. 11 (1816).
Tribrachia hirta (Sm.) Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 41 (1826).
Phyllorkis hirta (Sm.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).
Bulbophyllum suave Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 292 (1851).
Bulbophyllum kerrii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 84 (1906).

Flowering: October- November.
Habitat: Tree trunks in forests.

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Beautiful habitat pics and plant pics too. We reported it for the first time from western Himalaya.

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Thanks for sharing these beautiful photographs. Perfect set of photographs.

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References:
POWO  Flowers of India