Species Information - Bulbophyllum graveolens

Bulbophyllum graveolens (F.M.Bailey) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 8 (1912) 24

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Synonyms:

• Cirrhopetalum graveolens F.M.Bailey, Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. Queensland 14 (1896) 133
  - Type: Brisbane cult. (MacGregor) s.n. (New Guinea)
• Bulbophyllum graveolens (F.M.Bailey) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 8 (1912) 24
• Cirrhopetalum robustum Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 1 (1893) 175
  - Type: Clarke cult. s.n. (IV-1893)
• Cirrhopetalum pachybulbum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 889
  - Type: Schlechter 20201 (holo B, lost)
• Bulbophyllum pachybulbum (Schltr.) Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29, 1 (1973 publ. 1974) 221

Basionym: Cirrhopetalum graveolens

Epiphyte, robust. Rhizome short. Roots flexuose, glabrous. Pseudobulbs close together, ovoid or broadly ellipsoid, thick, 5-6.5 by 3-4.5 cm at or below the middle; 1-leaved. Leaf erect, elliptic, obtuse, apiculate, c. 50 by 11-12.5 cm in the middle; base gradually narrowed into a short petiole. Inflorescence 4-8-flowered, umbelliform, erect, with a few peduncle-scales, somewhat shorter than the pseudobulbs; peduncle rather thick. Floral bracts elliptic, somewhat shorter than the ovary. Flowers patent. Median sepal elliptic, shortly acuminate or apiculate, 1.2 cm long. Lateral sepals ligulate, subobtuse, glabrous, 3 cm long; outer margins connate. Petals obliquely elliptic, apiculate, 0.8 cm long. Lip fleshy, curved, oblong, obtuse, glabrous, 0.8 cm long; upper side with 2 parallel keels. Column short; stelidia ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; column-foot incurved. Anther helmet shaped-cucullate, glabrous; in front incised. Pedicel and ovary glabrous, 0.7 cm long. (After Schlechter, 1913)

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