Bulbophyllum cocoinum
Object Details
- Description
- The Coconut Bulbophyllum is a small African orchid which takes its name from its coconut scented flowers.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- June to November; peaks in October and November
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-0803A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Arching inflorescence is 6-15.2" long with many white flowers tipped in pink. Flowers are .8-1" across.
- Fragrance
- Coconut
- Range
- Tropical Africa
- Habitat
- Lowland and montane rainforests; 400-2000m
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Coconut Bulbophyllum
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Species
- cocoinum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-0803A
