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Bulbophyllum nocturnum
Bulbophyllum nocturnum is a small epiphytic orchid from the rainforests of New Britain, notable as the first orchid known to open its flowers at night. It is a rainforest species that needs warm, humid, shaded conditions and is rarely grown in cultivation.
Bulbophyllum nocturnum is a species of epiphytic orchid that grows in New Britain. It was described in 2011, and is the first species of orchid known to consistently flower during the night, and close its flowers during the day.
Bulbophyllum nocturnum grows as an epiphyte in the rainforests of New Britain at an altitude of 240–300 metres (800–1,000 ft). The type specimens were collected in the Agengseng logging area, around the Upper Argulo River in West New Britain Province. As of 2018, IUCN assessed the species as Vulnerable, threatened by logging and crop cultivation.
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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.
