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Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 767

Type: Schlechter 20364 (holo B, lost)

Epiphyte, very small, c. 18 cm high. Rhizome very short. Roots filiform, flexuose, glabrous. Pseudobulbs narrowly conical, 1-2 by 0.5-0.75 cm below the middle; 1-leaved. Leaf erect, ligulate, acute, glabrous, 10-16 by 1.6-2.4 cm in the middle; base weakly narrowed into a petiole. Inflorescences 1-flowered, short, hardly 1 cm high; peduncle-scales few. Floral bracts elliptic, acute, much shorter than the ovary. Flower erect, small for the section, glabrous. Sepals narrowly elliptic, acute, c. 1 cm long. Lateral sepals oblique, the front margin somewhat dilated. Petals obliquely linear-ligulate, subacute, 0.4 cm long. Lip narrowly rhombic, subobtuse, glabrous, about as long as the petals. Column short; stelidia triangular, acuminate, upper margin in the middle somewhat dilated. Anther helmet shaped-cucullate, glabrous. Pedicel and ovary 1 cm long, glabrous. (After Schlechter, 1913)


Flowers golden yellow.

Epiphyte in lowland forest; 150 m.

Malesia (New Guinea).

Papua New Guinea; see map

Distribution of Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum in New Guinea

Warm growing epiphyte.

September.

  • Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 255, fig. 973
  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Dendrobieae
  • Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
  • Genus Bulbophyllum
  • Section Brachypus
  • Species Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

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Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

Overview picture of Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum Schltr.

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum Schltr., J.J. Vermeulen, sketch, flower analysis

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum cf.iboense, N. Howcroft, drawing, flower analysis

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum

Bulbophyllum rhomboglossum Schltr., floral analysis, R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 255, fig. 973