Bulbophyllum adiamantinum
A small Brazilian Bulbophyllum of section Micranthae with cylindrical leaves, described by Brade in 1951 and named for the Diamantina region of Minas Gerais. Herbarium labels record it as an epiphyte in campo rupestre and rocky cerrado. That habitat is bright and seasonally dry, with a long, rainless winter and cool nights. It suits a bright, intermediate set-up with a distinct dry winter.
Where it grows wild
Collectors consistently label it an epiphyte in campo rupestre and cerrado rupestre, the open, rocky, fire-prone scrub and savanna of the Espinhaço and Goiás highlands. There it grows on shrubs and small trees rather than inside closed forest. Its cylindrical, fleshy leaves suggest adaptation to strong light and periodic drought. Which host plants it grows on was not documented in the sources consulted.
Records rarely carry an elevation. The measured sites sit at about 700–1,020 m, and localities such as Diamantina and Serra do Cabral lie in highland rocky country, which is probably around 900–1,400 m.
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