Bulbophyllum hapalanthos
A tiny creeping Bulbophyllum from Madagascar, described by Garay and placed in section Lichenophylax, a group of miniature, almost lichen-like epiphytes. It is listed as Endangered and is known from humid evergreen forest at about 1,000–1,100 m on the eastern side of the island. Grow it mounted, warm by day, noticeably cooler at night and never dry, in very humid but moving air.
Where it grows wild
Epiphyte of mid-elevation humid evergreen forest on Madagascar's eastern escarpment. The recorded localities fall in the Andasibe area and near Ranomafana, where cloud and rain keep the air wet almost all year. Like other members of section Lichenophylax it forms small mats of creeping rhizome on bark and mossy twigs. No detailed field description of its exact perch was found.
Recorded elevations are 1,002–1,116 m, median 1,085 m (43 records).
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