Species Information - Bulbophyllum hollandianum

Bulbophyllum hollandianum J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12 (1913) 403

Type: Bogor cult. (Gjellerup) 255

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Rhizome pendulous, branched, thin, terete; covered with acuminate, keeled, membranous, tubular sheaths. Roots appressed to the rhizome. Pseudobulbs 0.5-1.7 cm apart, spirally arranged, appressed to the rhizome, laterally compressed, oblong, obtuse, 0.5-1.3 by 0.2-0.45 cm; base adnate to the rhizome; apex slightly recurved; underneath longitudinally channelled; 1-leaved. Leaf linear, acute subcoriaceous, c. 1.5-4.5 by 0.3-0.43 cm; base shortly conduplicate; above on either side of the midrib convex,. Inflorescences 1-flowered, from the nodes of the rhizome, fascicled, surrounded by small, dry, blackish sheaths; peduncle 0.25 cm long. Floral bract clasping and much exceeding the ovary, ovate-triangular; base tubular, 0.1 5 cm long. Flower very small, 0.3 cm long and wide; sepals divergent. Median sepal oblong-triangular, gradually subulate-acuminate and thickened, acute, 0.3 by 0.1 cm; basal part concave. Lateral sepals forming a very short, rounded-rectangular mentum with the column-foot, obliquely triangular, long subulate-acuminate and thickened, 0.3 cm by base 0.13 cm at the base; basal part concave. Petals very small, parallel, laxly appressed to the column, subovate-elliptic, obtuse, 0.1 by 0.06 cm. Lip mobile, porrect, slightly curved, oblong-ovate, obtuse, concave, 0.13 by almost 0.06 cm; apex slightly convex. Column small, 0.04 cm long; stelidia triangular, slightly curved, hardly longer than the anther. Anther cucullate, truncate, in outline quadrangular; connective thickened; column-foot making an obtuse angle with the ovary, linear, convex, 0.04 cm long. Pollinia ovate-triangular, pale yellow. Ovary sessile, very short, 0.07 cm long. (After Smith, 1916)

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