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From the Philippines

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Marni, Dec 23, 2008.

  1. Dec 23, 2008 #1
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    I finally bloomed it! I bought this as Bulbo. lepantananse in 2004 in an order from a Philippine vendor. The longest leaves are up to 6" long. I never found a reference for this species, and it wouldn't be the first misidentified plant in the order. Any ideas?
    b.philipp.plant.jpg b.philipp.close.jpg
     
  2. Dec 23, 2008 #2
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Looks like the same plant that Andy P sells as bulbo ramosii. Mine just finished blooming.
     
  3. Dec 23, 2008 #3
    Tom_in_PA

    Tom_in_PA I am not an addict

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    I can't help ID but but Iwill say I like it ;)
     
  4. Dec 23, 2008 #4
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Jon, does your plant look like a Masdevallia? Jay lists B ramosii as a synonym Bulbophyllum flavescens which he says has 4" between growths. Mine has about 1/8 to 1/4" between growths.
     
  5. Dec 23, 2008 #5
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    Ooohhh aaaahhhhh
     
  6. Dec 23, 2008 #6
    Forrest

    Forrest Really Neat

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    The plant I have labeled as ramosii has 1/8 to 1/4 between growths and very much resembles a masdevallia vegetatively.
     
  7. Dec 23, 2008 #7
    Tom-DE

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    Marni, friend of mine ordered a Bulbo. ramosii with my order from TOF last year. It looked just like yours--3-4" tall compact plant with tons of thin spikes and the plant looked just like a Pleurothallis sp. The pbulb was so tiny that you could easily missidenify it...

    PS, I just want to give you the info based on what I remember. I am not confirming the ID of your plant but it is a Bulbo. though.
     
  8. Dec 23, 2008 #8
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Here are two pictures of my plant. It didn't bloom very well this year, so I didn't remake the photos.

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    It could also perhaps be bulbo semperflorens. I'd actually feel more comfortable calling it that than "ramosii".
     
  9. Dec 23, 2008 #9
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    The B. semperflorens looks much more open compared to mine. How different (if at all) is it from the B flavescens?

    Petite Plaisance had a whole bunch of pots labeled B semperflorens (maybe 50 pots). For the couple of months I was working with the collection, I never saw a single flower!!! So much for the name.
     
  10. Dec 24, 2008 #10
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    I got semperflorens from PP a couple of years ago. It's only bloomed once for me.

    The lip is shaped differently, and the leaves are longer on flavescens.
     
  11. Dec 24, 2008 #11
    Karen

    Karen Species nut

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    Congratulations on blooming it!
     
  12. Dec 25, 2008 #12
    Doc Elly

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    I second the congratulations on blooming it. I've got a Bulbo ramosii that I'm still waiting to bloom.
     
  13. Dec 26, 2008 #13
    Lika[Sweden]

    Lika[Sweden] Svenska

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    My B. flavecsens (ramosii) grows in a different way. Yours look more like a pale variety of Bulb. gibbosum.
     
  14. Dec 26, 2008 #14
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Lika, Thanks for the input and welcome to the forum.