Bulbophyllum lageniforme
A small, clump-forming orchid from the Wet Tropics of north Queensland, with flattened, grooved, pale green pseudobulbs, each carrying a narrow leaf, and up to four small bell-shaped cream or pale green flowers with a pink lip from November to February. It grows on trees and rocks in upland rainforest, mostly around 1,000–1,500 m. Grow it mounted in intermediate, humid, airy conditions with moderate shade.
Where it grows wild
On trees and rocks in rainforest, and in sheltered spots in drier forest, mainly in the highland rainforest of the Wet Tropics. It was first described from near the summit of Mount Bellenden Ker.
Recorded elevations are 31–1,552 m, median 1,200 m (32 of 53 records); most records are from the uplands.
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