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Bulbophyllum auricomum is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the low-elevation forests of Southeast Asia, grown for its fragrant nodding flower spikes that open in late autumn to early winter. It needs bright, humid conditions with a rest between flowerings.
Bulbophyllum auricomum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is endemic to the low-elevation forests of Southeast Asia, specifically Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. Its fragrant flowers open in late fall to early winter. The inflorescence consists of a many-flowered nodding raceme about 22 centimetres (8.7 in) long.
Bulbophyllum abbreviatum · Bulbophyllum abbrevilabium · Bulbophyllum aberrans · Bulbophyllum ablepharon · Bulbophyllum absconditum · Bulbophyllum acanthoglossum · Bulbophyllum acropogon · Bulbophyllum acuminatum · Bulbophyllum acutibracteatum · Bulbophyllum acutiflorum · Bulbophyllum acutilingue · Bulbophyllum acutispicatum
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
