Bulbophyllum leonii
A small epiphytic Bulbophyllum with pseudobulbs, endemic to the Comoro Islands, where recent collections come from low, mossy, lichen-covered montane forest on Mont Ntringui, Anjouan's highest peak, at about 1600 m. It is a cool-growing cloud-forest orchid: mild days, cool nights, constant moisture and high humidity.
Where it grows wild
Low montane forest rich in mosses and lichens near the summit of Mont Ntringui on Anjouan, where it grows as an epiphyte with pseudobulbs. It has also been collected in lower forest at about 675 m and by nineteenth-century collectors elsewhere in the Comoros.
Recent specimens come from 1595 m on Mont Ntringui, and one older specimen from about 675 m (Forêt de St Antoine), so it may span a wide elevation range.
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