Bulbophyllum species (section Polymeres) Tabubil, Papua New Guinea

by Chuck Nishihira

This is a small Bulbophyllum was found in flower covering a tree right outside of a schoolhouse in Tabubil Papua New Guinea.  Some of the species in this section have ‘icicles’ hanging from the lateral sepals. The wonderful flower is only an inch across.

Bulbophyllum species (section Polymeres) Tabubil, PNG