Bulbophyllum tokioi
Bulbophyllum tokioi is a miniature epiphytic orchid endemic to Taiwan. It has a creeping rhizome, no pseudobulbs, tiny elliptic leaves about 5–6 mm long, and pairs of pale yellow flowers sometimes marked with red. It grows on tree trunks in mid-elevation mountain forest and is assessed as Endangered, so only legally propagated plants should be grown.
Where it grows wild
Specimen labels record it as an epiphyte on tree trunks in mountain forest, including stream valleys such as the Tachu stream in the Dawu Taiwan Amentotaxus Nature Reserve and Hehuan stream. It creeps over bark, probably among mosses in humid, shaded forest.
Dated records are at 800–2000 m, median about 1000 m (5 records with elevation). Most are from 800–1400 m, with one at 2000 m.
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