Bulbophyllum Fletcherianum

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Tongue Orchid (Bulbophyllum fletcherianum) is a rare orchid native to southern New Guinea, also known as Fletcher's Bulbophyllum or Spies' Bulbophyllum. It prefers sunny rock outcrops or mossy tree branches, but besides being lithophytic or epiphytic, it can also be pseudo-terrestrial. The Tongue Orchid requires high humidity and moist roots.It is one of the largest species of orchid in the world, with leaves growing to almost 1.8 meters (6 feet), from a pseudobulb. It is allied to other large orchid species such as B. phalaenopsis and B. macrobulbon.