20122650 CBR and 20122649 CCM from Toronto



Bulbophyllum membranaceum Teijsm. & Binn., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3: 397 (1855).

This name is accepted.

Distribution:     Thailand, Malesia to W. Pacific



"Approximately 400 flowers borne singly on a 25cm wide by 60 cm tall pristine plant all around a 10cmx8cmx25cm tall sphagnum moss covered oasis black; rhizome pendulous, branched; pseudobulbs ovoid, unifoliate; leaves cordate; flowers small; dorsal sepal reverse blushed pale pink, yellow-oragne distally, adaxially pale chartreuse, yellow-orange distally; lateral sepals boat shaped, fused, burgundy; petals minute; lip yellow, minute; substance firm; texture waxy; awarded for rarity in cultivation and educational value; species widespread through Indonesia and Malasia at low elevations as a branch or trunk epiphyte ."



This is one of Doris' plants and again she has confirmed the identification.  The description is from the bulbo 'bible' that she is working on but has not published yet.