Bulbophyllum lilianae, commonly known as the warty strand orchid,[2] is a species of epiphyticorlithophyticorchid that is endemictotropical North Queensland. It has widely spaced, deeply grooved, dark green to yellowish pseudobulbs, thin but tough, dark green to yellowish leaves and up to three cream-coloured, pale green or reddish flowers with dark red stripes and a pink labellum. It grows on shrubs, trees and rocks, often in exposed situations.
Bulbophyllum lilianae is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with well spaced, deeply grooved, dark green to yellowish pseudobulbs 7–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) long and 3 mm (0.12 in) wide. There is a single egg-shaped to oblong, thin but tough leaf 12–25 mm (0.5–1 in) long and 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) wide on the end of the pseudobulb. Up to three bell-shaped, cream-coloured, pale green or reddish flowers with dark red stripes, 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) wide are arranged a thread-like flowering stem 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long. The dorsalsepals is egg-shaped to oblong, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.12 in) wide. The lateral sepals are egg-shaped and curved, 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide and the petals are oblong to egg-shaped, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in) wide. The labellum is pink, egg-shaped, thick and fleshy, about 3 mm (0.12 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.059 in) wide. Flowering occurs between July and September.[2][3]
^ abcJones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 422. ISBN1877069124.
