Bulbophyllum rhodostachys
A small epiphytic Bulbophyllum from Madagascar in section Ploiarium, known from very few collections. One of them was made along torrent banks at about 300 m on the Masoala peninsula. Its home is warm, extremely wet and humid all year, so it wants steady warmth, shaded light, high humidity and constant moisture. Almost nothing about it has been published beyond the original description, so this profile leans heavily on the single measured site.
Where it grows wild
The one detailed label reads 'bords des torrents', torrent banks, at 300 m on the Masoala peninsula in the east. That points to an epiphyte on trees or shrubs overhanging fast streams in lowland rainforest, where spray keeps the air saturated. No field study describes its microhabitat further.
Recorded at about 300 m. The measured climate site is at 341 m, a good match. With so few collections the true elevation range is unknown.
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