Bulbophyllum elliotii Rolfe

elliottii: after George Francis Scott-Elliot (1862-1934), Scottish botanist who collected in South Africa.

Small epiphytic herb, forming small colonies of closely spaced pseudobulbs. Pseudobulbs near spherical, often slightly broader than high, 10 - 25 mm in diameter. Leaves 2, fleshy, spreading, elliptic, up to 4 cm. Pseudobulbs and leaves are often coloured deep purple, particularly in more exposed situations. Inflorescence pendulous, borne from the base of the pseudobulb. Flowers fleshy, arranged along a swollen rhachis, small, straw-coloured, with maroon spots.

Widespread in tropical and South Africa

Bulbophyllum elliottii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.