Bulbophyllum vaginatum
Object Details
- Description
- This miniature orchid takes its name from its sheath-like bracts. It looks lovely growing in mats, and has pale yellow flowers that bloom in clusters which look like fireworks.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- February to November; peaks in September
- Medicinal / Pharmaceutical
- In Malacca, Malaysia, juice from the roasted fruit of this orchid was used to cure ear aches.
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-0778A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Arching inflorescence is 4" long with 12-15 flowers. Flowers are 2" across.
- Range
- Peninsular Thailand to W Malesia
- Habitat
- Mangroves, lowland, peat-swamp forests; 0-600m
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Vagina Bulbophyllum
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Species
- vaginatum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-0778A
