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08-01-2008, 10:38 PM
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Hi Orchid Lover
I also have this strange little bulbophyllum. I don't think there are too many around cos nobody seems to have heard of them. Mine was a freebie which was rescued by a guy in another Orchid Club. Apparently they grow in mangrove areas, amongst other places, which I guess means they like moisture and humidity. I think we were told it was the 3rd smallest orchid in the world. Couldn't imagine what the smallest must look like. That is a great
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08-02-2008, 03:42 PM
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WOW, thats tiny, cute, but tiny, too tiny.
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08-03-2008, 05:43 PM
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I honestly would like to see an orchid that is smaller than this. I don't think there is one. lol. I measured the pseudobulbs and they average 2 millimetres across. I did a search on google for the smallest orchid and nothing came close to being this small as a plant. I'm sure there are orchids out there with smaller flowers. i have one Oberonia here with much smaller flowers (you can hardly see the flowers) but as a plant i would like to see something smaller than 2mm across. You might needs to get a microscope to see it.
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08-09-2008, 10:53 PM
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Here's another one this size, Platystele stenostachya: IOSPE PHOTOS
I have a book that shows the flower of this one resting comfortably on Roosevelt's nose (on the U.S. dime).
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08-10-2008, 06:52 PM
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Bulbophyllum minutissimum specimen
Here is a pic of a specimen plant next to a match stick just for size comparison. You can see how small these pseudobulbs are. Its hard to even believe that its an orchid, lol.
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08-10-2008, 07:00 PM
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wish I could find this one in the states!
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08-10-2008, 07:04 PM
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Roots are good
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The match? Or the stuff to the right?
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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08-10-2008, 07:40 PM
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Thought I would throw this past thread in here since it mentions Bulbophyllum minutissimum -
picked up a few more
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08-10-2008, 07:50 PM
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08-10-2008, 09:56 PM
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Yup, that is really tiny. If I was to encounter that in nature I would suspect it to be a disease on a tree rather than an orchid. great now I want one!
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