Bulbophyllum evasum
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| Bulbophyllum evasum | |
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| In Paluma Range National Park | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. evasum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum evasum | |
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Bulbophyllum evasum, commonly known as creeping brittle orchid,[2] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with creeping brittle rhizomes, small, stubby pseudobulbs and dark green, fleshy leaves. The flowers are small, pink to reddish with dark stripes and yellow tips, clustered on the end of a dark red flowering stem. This orchid grows in rainforest on tree trunks and branches as well as on rocks, in tropical North Queensland.
Bulbophyllum evasum is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb that has brittle, creeping rhizomes with well-spaced pseudobulbs that are 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide but mostly hidden under bracts. Each pseudobulb has a dark green, fleshy leaf, 25–35 mm (0.98–1.4 in) long and 15–30 mm (0.59–1.2 in) wide. Between ten and twenty five resupinate flowers about 3 mm (0.1 in) long and wide are clustered on the end of a dark red flowering stem 60–100 mm (2–4 in) long. The flowers are bell-shaped, pink to reddish with dark red stripes and yellow tips and do not open widely. The dorsal sepal is egg-shaped, about 3 mm (0.1 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) wide and forms a hood over the column. The lateral sepals are a similar size to the dorsal sepal and the petals are egg-shaped, about 3 mm (0.1 in) long and 1 mm (0.04 in) wide. The labellum is heart-shaped, about 1.5 mm (0.06 in) long and 1 mm (0.04 in) wide with a pimply upper surface. Flowering occurs from November to March.[2][3]
