Bulbophyllum longissimum


Bulbophyllum longissimum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Description

Plant produces pseudobulbs that are 2.5-4 cm long with a single leaf. Leaves are subsessile and leathery 9-15 cm x 2.5-4.5 cm It is most noted for its 3-7 very large flowers with pendant 20 cm long inflorescence, pale yellow to cream with red stripes or spots lateral sepals up to 30 cm in length growing from a peduncle. The lip is yellow. Dorsal sepal is cupped tapering at the apex and pubescent.

Distribution

It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Myanmar, and Borneo at low elevations.