Bulbophyllum Question

[BikerDoc5968]

I don't mean to slight anyone with this question but for those Bulbophyllum aficionados, are B. deari, blumei and masdevalliaceum really three different flowers or what? They all look so similar for species orchids.... maybe my eyes are in need of some major optical assistance!!!!! The reason I as is because I have recently acquired these and the masdevalliaceum is in flower and looks so similar to the other two.... so what's the consensus?

[Tindomul]

As far as I know deari does not look anything like blumei or masdevalliacium. Im not sure but I think blumei, or cuspidilingue is a larger plant. And the edges of the sepals are yellowish as opposed to white in masdevalliacium. The scape of the flower in the first is 10-14 cm long while in masdevalliacium it is 20 cm long. Dorsal sepals are about the same size as well as the lateral sepals. you are right, almost the same thing for me. But they keep insisting they are different. Hope that helps. Hopefully someone with more knowledge/experience can help out. Supposedly I have both species, but how can I truly know??

[BikerDoc5968]

Just an update from my research.... I found this statement which I have excerpted from the document: "Bulbophyllums, maxillare, ciliatum and masdevalliaceum are all synonyms of this species." Bulbophyllum blumei | Orchids Online. What do you think of this?????