Species Information - Bulbophyllum verruciferum var. carinatisepalum

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Bulbophyllum verruciferum var. carinatisepalum

Bulbophyllum verruciferum Schltr. var. carinatisepalum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 751

Type: Schlechter 20077 (holo B, lost)

Differs from the typical variety in the larger keels of the sepals. (After Schlechter, 1913)

Colours:

Flower outside green, inside with brownish-violet veins. Lip brown.

Habitat:

Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 800 m.

Distribution:

Malesia (New Guinea).

Distribution New Guinea:

Papua New Guinea; see map

Distribution of Bulbophyllum verruciferum var. carinatisepalum in New Guinea

Cultivation:

Intermediate growing epiphyte.

Flowering time in the wild:

September.

Classification:

Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
Genus Bulbophyllum
Section Intervallatae
Species Bulbophyllum verruciferum
Variety Bulbophyllum verruciferum carinatisepalum

Bulbophyllum verruciferum var. carinatisepalum

Bulbophyllum verruciferum Schltr. var. carinatisepalum Schltr., flower analysis, drawing Sussann Mair, collection Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, based on Sands et al. from PNG, Manus Isl.