Flasks of Bulbophyllum macraei 'MC725' -spontaneous

Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F)

For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:

For Species:		Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 84°F, nights 69°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:		Winter: days average 61°F, nights 45°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...

Etymology of	Bulbophyllum	From Greek "bolbos" bulb; "phyllon" leaf. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of	macraei	Named for James Macrae, English plant collector in Brazil during the first half of the 19th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of	Bulbophyllum	bul-bo-FILL-um (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of	macraei	mak-RAY-eye (Source: Hawkes 1978)

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Flask Information
Availability:	Because we already had an excess of flasks of this species from other batches, we sent all of the seed to the Orchid Seedbank Project.
You should:	Check with the Orchid Seedbank Project to see if this seed is available. Also, consider viewing items of the same species.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
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ORIGIN/HABITAT: Sri Lanka (Ceylon), India, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam. In Sri Lanka, this orchid is said to be rather common, growing on trees in the tropical wet evergreen forests at 3000-4500 ft. (915-1370 m). Plants are reported to be common throughout Taiwan where they grow in forests at 1650-3300 ft. (500-1000 m). In Vietnam, this creeping, lithophytic, or occasionally epiphytic, orchid is found in Cao Bang Province at several locations near Thang Heng Lake. It is common and locally abundant, especially along ridge tops. Plants grow on limestone outcrops and cliffs in primary, broad-leaved, evergreen and mixed forests at 1800-2950 ft. (550-900 m).
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