Bulbophyllum fascinator explained

Bulbophyllum fascinator is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae, native to northeastern India, Southeast Asia, and northern Malesia.^[1] Apseudobulbous epiphyte found in lowlands, it can be confused with Bulbophyllum putidum.^{[2] [3]} It is most noteworthy for its very long, magenta and white striped petals, which can be as much as thirteen inches (32 centimeters) in length.^[4]

Notes and References

1. 618913-1 . Bulbophyllum fascinator (Rolfe) Rolfe . 5 January 2023 .
2. Book: Bulbophyllum Thouars. . Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 1 (A - E) . 2021 . Teoh . Eng Soon . 97–169 . 10.1007/978-3-030-58872-4_22 . 978-3-030-58871-7 . 242680260 .
3. Chowlu . K. . Sharma . H. Bishwajit . Rao . A. Nageswara . Extended distribution of three Bulbophyllum species (Orchidaceae) in India and some observations about their foliar anatomy . Richardiana . 3 February 2015 . 15 . 168–182 .
4. Book: Kupper . Walter . Lensenmaier . Walter . 1961 . Orchids . Edinburgh . Thomas A. Nelson . Plate 24 and caption p. 54.