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Bulbophyllum montense

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Bulbophyllum montense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. montense
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum montense
Synonyms
  • Bulbophyllum vinculibulbum Ames & C. Schweinf. 1920

Bulbophyllum montense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Borneo.

Description

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Plant are epiphytic growing from creeping rhizomes. Pseudobulbs are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14 mm x 5 mm. Leaves are elliptic, 60 mm x 7 mm. Plants bloom on a inflorescence with a single orange yellow flower with a dorsal sepal elliptic to ovate 11.5 mm x 2.5 mm, lateral sepals elliptic to obovate 14 mm x 3.5 mm with 5 veined, petals obovate 2.5 mm x 1.0 mm, lip squarish, recurved, abaxial surface glabrous. Column 2 mm long.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Naive, Mark Arcebal K.; Leon, Miguel David De; Cootes, Jim (2017-10-01). "Bulbophyllum amorosum spec. nov. (Orchidaceae): a small new species from Bukidnon, Philippines". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2023-07-18.