Bulbophyllum ochthodes J.J.Verm.2002 SECTION Hirtula Ridley 1908

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Common Name

Flower Size

Found in penninsular Malaysia in montane forests at elevations around 1500 meters as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with .8 to 2.4" [2 to 6 cm] between each distant ovaoid pseudobulb carrying a single, apical erect, elliptic, acute, petiolate base leaf that blooms on a basal, peduncle 7.6 to 18.4" [19 to 46 cm], provided with c. 6 bracts, rhachis not thickened. 2.6 to 4.8" [6.5 to 12 cm] long, glabrous, elongated, rather dense, successivley few, 40 to 60 flowered inflorescence with triangular, acute, shorter than the ovary floral bracts

"Most similar to Bulbophyllum polygaliflorum, but differs in the flowers having a shorter lip with only two rows of calli adaxially." J J Vermeulen 2002

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Gard. Bull. Singapore 54: 151 J J Verm. 2002 drawing/photo fide; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 13 2014; Wild Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia Ong, O'Byrne, Yong & Saw 2011 photo fide

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