Bulbophyllum thompsonii Ridley 1885 NO PHOTO SECTION Ploiarium Schlechter 1925

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Common Name Thompson's Bulbophyllum

Flower Size

Found in Madagascar with ovoid-globose, rugose, shiny pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, oblanceolate, obtuse leaf that blooms on a bent to 4" [10 cm] long, to 20 flwered inflorescence with small, oval-acute, half as long as the pedicel floral bracts.

CAUTION!!! All photos on the internet of this species are actually are B thomsonii. B thompsonii is often confused with Hooker's B thomsonii which only occurs in the Himalayas, is in the SECTION Hirtula Ridley 1908 , has an erect inflorescence and has hairs on the tepals margins. This species occurs only in Madagascar, is in the SECTION Ploiarium Schlechter 1925 , has a shorter bent inflorescence and has glabrous petals with a tuft of hairs only on the apex of the lip.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1939/81; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans, Du Puy, Cribb & Bosser 2007; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Hermans 2009

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