Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 768

Type: Schlechter 16659 (holo B, lost)

Epiphyte, small, 18-28 cm high. Rhizome very short. Roots filiform, flexuose, glabrous. Pseudobulbs cylindrical-conical, 2-3 by 0.5-0.7 cm above the base; 1-leaved. Leaf erect, elliptic-ligulate, acuminate, glabrous, 14-22 by 1.9-3.8 cm near the middle; base cuneate. Inflorescence 1-flowered, very short, 0.3-0.5 cm high, covered with a few peduncle-scales. Floral bracts ovate, acuminate, much shorter than the ovary. Flower glabrous. Sepals oblong, apiculate, 1.4 cm long. Lateral sepals oblique. Petals obliquely suborbicular-rhombic, obtuse, 0.45 cm long. Lip curved, thick fleshy, oblongoid, broadly obtuse, only slightly longer than the petals. Column short; stelidia linear, obtuse; column-foot slightly incurved. Anther ovate-cucullate, glabrous. Pedicel and ovary short cylindrical, glabrous, 0.9 cm long. (After Schlechter, 1913)


Flowers brown-red with darker stripes.

Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 850-1100 m.

Malesia (New Guinea).

Papua New Guinea; see map

Distribution of Bulbophyllum lineolatum in New Guinea

Intermediate growing epiphyte.

October.

  • Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 256, fig. 975
  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Dendrobieae
  • Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
  • Genus Bulbophyllum
  • Section Brachypus
  • Species Bulbophyllum lineolatum

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Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., flower, front view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 20081548 (de Vogel & Raka), from Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Prov.

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr.,plant habit, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 20081548 (de Vogel & Raka), from Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Prov.

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., flower, oblique front view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 20081548 (de Vogel & Raka), from Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Prov.

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., flower, oblique lateral view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 20081548 (de Vogel & Raka), from Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Prov.

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., flower, oblique lateral view, photo E.F. de Vogel, Leiden cult. 20081548 (de Vogel & Raka), from Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Prov.

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., J.J. Vermeulen, drawing, plant habit and flower analysis, based on NGF (Millar) 23368

Bulbophyllum lineolatum

Bulbophyllum lineolatum Schltr., floral analysis, R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 256, fig. 975