Bulbophyllum ignobile J.J.Sm. 1934 SECTION Monanthes [Bl] Avery. 1994

TYPE drawing by © J J Smith

Common Name The Humble Bulbophyllum

Flower Size .112" [2.8 mm]

Found in Papua New Guinea as a mini-miniature sized epiphyte with pendulous, incurved apex rhizome giving rise to turned to all sides, erect-patent, making an acute angle with the rhizome, thin pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, narrowly lanceolate, sparsely punctate, apiculate-contracted, below the mucro papillose-serrulate, when dried rigidly coriaceous, contracted in a petiolate base leaf that blooms on an erect, peduncle.072" [1.8 mm] long, provided with rather large, concave sheaths, single flowered inflorescence with rather large, concave floral bracts

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; * Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 66 202 J J Smith 1934 drawing fide

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