Bulbophyllum nematopodum
A small creeping Bulbophyllum endemic to the Wet Tropics of north Queensland, with small flask-shaped pseudobulbs pressed flat against bark or rock, each carrying one shiny leaf and a single cream flower spotted with red. It grows in misty upland rainforest, mostly around 800–1100 m, so it wants intermediate temperatures, constant humidity and good air movement. It is easiest to grow mounted.
Where it grows wild
It grows on trees and rocks in rainforest where mist is common, creeping over bark and mossy rock in the humid, shaded to partly lit mid and upper layers of the forest.
Eighteen GBIF records carry an elevation, from 31 to 1067 m with a median of 900 m. Most are upland sites on the Atherton Tableland and nearby ranges; the few near sea level are probably lowland stream gullies or imprecise coordinates.
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