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Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 746
Type: Schlechter 19127 (holo B, lost)
Synonyms:
Epiphyte, stout, to 45 cm high. Rhizome very short. Roots filiform, flexuose, lepidote-rough-prickly. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 4-5 by 1.5-2 cm below the middle; 1-leaved. Leaf erect, elliptic-ligulate, obtuse, 20-25 by 5-5.5 cm near the middle; base petiolate, petiole 3.5-5 cm long. Inflorescence 2-3-flowered, erect, terete, with a few distant peduncle-scales, to 40 cm high. Floral bracts elliptic, cucullate, much shorter than the pedicellate ovary. Flowers erect, large, glabrous. Sepals lanceolate, caudate-acuminate. Median sepal 5 cm long. Lateral sepals oblique, outside keeled, 8.5 cm long. Petals obliquely oblong, acuminate, 2 cm long. Lip fleshy, lanceolate-tongue-shaped, subobtuse, as long as the petals; base in the middle 2-ribbed; above with triangular, irregular teeth. Column thick, short; stelidia porrect, subulate, on either side sublobulate. Anther helmet shaped-cucullate, in front emarginate, glabrous. Pedicel and ovary glabrous, c. 2.5 cm long. (After Schlechter, 1913)
Flower yellowish. Sepals at the base spotted red. Lip with red warts.
Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 800-1350 m.
Malesia (New Guinea).
Papua New Guinea; see map
Intermediate growing epiphyte.
January, April.
- Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 247, fig. 939
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Dendrobieae
- Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
- Genus Bulbophyllum
- Section Lepidorhiza
- Species Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
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Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Overview picture of Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr.
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., flower, oblique lateral view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1062
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., flower, oblique lateral view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1062
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., flower detail, column and lip, oblique lateral view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1062
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., flower detail, column and lip base, oblique front view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1062
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., flower detail, column and lip base, oblique front view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1062
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., flower detail, column, oblique front view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1062
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum
Bulbophyllum odontoglossum Schltr., floral analysis, R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 247, fig. 939