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797. BULBOPHYLLUM AMBROSIA
Author(s) -
Gale Stephan W.,
Kumar Pankaj,
Fischer Gunter A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12082
Subject(s) - ambrosia , epiphyte , biology , orchidaceae , botany , range (aeronautics) , ecology , zoology , pollen , materials science , composite material
Summary The epiphytic orchid Bulbophyllum ambrosia bears solitary, sweet‐smelling, nectariferous flowers that attract honeybees in considerable numbers, but it is self‐incompatible, making fruit‐set in the wild infrequent. Even so, the species is relatively abundant throughout its range in A sia. The species is described and illustrated and its taxonomic history, ecology and cultivation are discussed.