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Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 766

Type: Schlechter 18782 (holo B, lost; iso AMES, BO)

Epiphyte, small, 20-30 cm high. Rhizome very short. Roots filiform, flexuose, glabrous. Pseudobulbs ovoid-conical, 2-3.5 by 1-1.5 cm below the middle; 1-leaved. Leaf elliptic-ligulate, acuminate, glabrous, 20-26 by 2.5-4 cm near the middle; base gradually narrowed into the short petiole. Inflorescences 1-flowered, short, 1.5-2 cm long, close together; peduncle-scales few. Floral bract cucullate, apiculate, much shorter than the ovary. Flower erect. Sepals ovate, obtuse, stellate-pitted, 0.8 cm long. Median sepal with minutely papillose-finely ciliate margins. Lateral sepals with the base of the facing margins somewhat dilated. Petals obliquely linear-ligulate, obtuse, glabrous, 0.35 cm long. Lip curved, fleshy, ovate tongue-shaped, obtuse, 0.5 cm long; underneath very minutely papillose. Column short, glabrous; stelidia lanceolate-triangular, subobtuse; column-foot incurved. Anther oblongoid-cucullate, glabrous. Pedicel and ovary very slender, glabrous, 2-2.3 cm long. (After Schlechter, 1913)


Flower green, densely spotted violet. Lip brown, lightly spotted violet.

Epiphyte in montane forest; 1800-2200 m.

Malesia (New Guinea).

Papua New Guinea; see map

Distribution of Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum in New Guinea

Cool growing epiphyte.

September, November.

  • Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 255, fig. 972
  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Dendrobieae
  • Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
  • Genus Bulbophyllum
  • Section Brachypus
  • Species Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

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Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., photo John Cara, flower, front view, in PNG, from Tari.

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., photo Graham Corbin, plant habit, in situ in PNG, from Tari

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., photo Graham Corbin, flowers, front view, in PNG, from Tari

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., photo John Cara, inflorescence, in PNG, from Tari.

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., photo John Cara, flowers, front view, in PNG, from Tari.

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., J.J. Vermeulen, sketch, flower analysis, based on Reeve 5020 (L)

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., floral analysis, R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 255, fig. 972

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum

Bulbophyllum phaeoglossum Schltr., herbarium sheet, Schlechter 18782 (isotype specimen BO)