Phils. species Bulbo ID please

[orchid lady]

Hello everyone,

I have been helping this lady repot her orchid collection and she has a bulbo that according to her was imported from the Philippines but she does not know the name. I know we have a lot of Bulbo experts here so I told her that I will ask . I think the bloom is not fully open yet, and yes it has an unpleasant smell.

Thank you in advance,

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Are the p-bulbs on that bulbo red too? SO cool! I bet it is some type of lobbii.

Cheers,
BD

[walingwaling]

stunning bulbo!
interesting those red bulbs, sorry cant id it, hope jim will see it.

[PhilsDC]

Lovely stinker orchid.

I'd like to have one but where this plant came from?

[jimec]

The plant is Bulbophyllum levanae, in one of its many colour variations. This species originates in Leyte, where the blooms are pure yellow. I have alsoo seen this species in the wild in Albay province on Luzon and the island of Mindoro.

Jim Cootes
Author
The Orchids of the Philippines
Times Editions, Singapore, 2001

[walingwaling]

thanks jim!
i wouldnt have guessed it and didnt know about those extreme color variation!
one last question....whats with the red bulbs?
do they grow in that color or is it a fertilizer/sunexposure thing?

[orchid lady]

Yay, thanks a lot Jim.