Botanical name: Bulbophyllum triste    Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Bulbophyllum micranthum Hook.f. (illeg.), Bulbophyllum alopecurus

Dark Bulb-Leaf Orchid is a miniature sized, tree-dwelling orchid with close set, spherical pseudobulbs that are smooth when young and become rough with age. They carry 2 apical, linear to elliptic leaves, tapering at both ends. The plant blooms in the winter through summer on an erect then arching, 2-4 cm long, many flowered inflorescence, with pointed floral bracts carrying fragrant flowers. Flowering stem arise from base of leafless pseudobulb, 2-4 cm; raceme sometimes nodding, 1-1.5 cm, densely many flowered; flower-cluster-stalk about 1 mm in diameter. Flowers are purplish red, marked with purple spots, about 6 mm. Flower-stalk and ovary about 2 mm. Dark Bulb-Leaf Orchid is found in the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to China (S. Yunnan), at altitudes of 800-1800 m.

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