Bulbophyllum apodum
A small epiphytic Bulbophyllum with tiny, flattened pseudobulbs and single thick leaves, bearing erect spikes of up to about 40 small, sometimes fragrant white flowers. It is very widespread, from the eastern Himalaya and southern China through Southeast Asia to Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines, from sea level to about 2,000 m. Most plants are warm to intermediate growers that want shade, humidity and a mount or shallow basket.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte of primary lowland and hill forest and coastal shrub vegetation. Specimen notes include wet mossy primary forest, streamsides and the canopy.
It is recorded from sea level to about 2,000 m, with most specimen records between about 200 and 1,300 m.
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