Bulbophyllum boonjee
A tiny epiphytic orchid known only from the upland rainforests of the Atherton Tableland and Mount Lewis in north Queensland, where it grows on thin branches of rainforest trees. It has flattened pseudobulbs only 4–8 mm long, stiff pale leaves and up to four small bell-shaped maroon flowers from September to February. Grow it mounted on a twig in bright, humid, moving air with cool-to-intermediate nights.
Where it grows wild
It grows on thin branches of rainforest trees, out on the twigs rather than on the trunks, so it sits in brighter, airier positions than trunk epiphytes and dries quickly after rain. It is restricted to the Atherton Tableland and Mount Lewis, an upland part of the Wet Tropics that is often misty.
The wild records carry no elevations. The Atherton Tableland and Mount Lewis are upland areas, broadly 700–1,200 m, so treat it as an upland (cool-intermediate) plant rather than a lowland tropical one.
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