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Bulbophyllum unicaudatum var. xanthosphaerum
Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr. var. xanthosphaerum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 816
Type: Schlechter 20249 (holo B, lost)
Synonyms:
Differs from the typical variety in the more distant pseudobulbs, oblong-ligulate petals, the lip not being constricted above the middle, with long ciliate margins, and the shorter anther. (After Schlechter, 1913)
Flower dark red. Lateral sepals with yellow appendages.
Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 1000 m.
Malesia (New Guinea).
Papua New Guinea; see map
Intermediate growing epiphyte.
September.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Dendrobieae
- Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
- Genus Bulbophyllum
- Section Monanthes
- Species Bulbophyllum unicaudatum
- Variety Bulbophyllum unicaudatum xanthosphaerum
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Bulbophyllum unicaudatum var. xanthosphaerum
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