Bulbophyllum leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl. ex Wall., Numer. List 1981 1829. (syn: Bulbophyllum colomaculosum Z.H.Tsi & S.C.Chen; Bulbophyllum leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl.; Bulbophyllum leopardinum var. leopardinum ; Dendrobium leopardinum Wall.; Phyllorkis leopardina (Wall.) Kuntze; Sarcopodium leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl. & Paxton; Sarcopodium leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl.); Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China as per WCSP ; The species occurs in Nepal (2,000-3,200 m (Rajbhandari and Bhattarai 2001)), China (S Yunnan), Myanmar, Viet Nam, Lao PDR (Phongsali), Thailand, Bhutan (Punakha, East side of Dochu Lake, between Tashi Choling and Kyebaka; and Tashingang, near Tashi Yangtsi), India (Sikkim, Lachen valley, Tendong 1,400-2,300 m (Pearce and Cribb 2002); Arunchal Pradesh, 900-1,800 m (Hegde 1984)). The leaves of this species are deep green. The flowers are pale green and spotted red, simulating the skin colour of a leopard. The species forms large colonies. The flowers have a very offensive smell and attract carrion flies. The species is said to favour partial shade of ever-green broad-leaved sub-tropical forest 1,500-2,000 m (Raskoti 2009).
Bulbophyllum leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl. ex Wall. : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Sharing some pictures of Bulbophyllum leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl. ex Wall. shot at Shivapuri National Park on 4 July 2015 at 7000 ft. Very nice and thanks for sharing.
Bulbophyllum leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl. ex Wall. : 10 posts by 3 authors. 6 images- 7 mb each. Location: Pharping Date: 13 July 2020 Elevation: 1786 m. Habitat: Wild Yes Bulbophyllum leopardinum. May be this is a new addition to eflora. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP Catalogue of Life GBIF (with type specimen) BSI Flora of India checklist Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora Wikipedia IUCN Red List (LC) IOSPE Photos Naresh Swami | Orchids of Sikkim biodiversitybt |
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