Bulbophyllum pitengoense Campacci 2008 SECTION Micranthae Barb Rodr. 1882
Photos by © Marco Campacci and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Pitengo Bulbophyllum [A hill near Itabirinha Minas Gerais Brazil]
Flower Size 1.2” [3 cm]
Found in Minas Gerais state of Brazil at elevations around 600 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte with a creeping rhizome giving rise to ovate-teragonal, green pseudobulbs enveloped by scarious sheaths and carrying a single, apical, green, terete, erect, rigid, attenuate and canaliculate below into the base leaf that blooms in the spring on a basal, erect, rigid, to 2” [5 cm] long, successively single, 2 flowered inflorescence with persistent, cream colored, triangular, acute, partially enveloping the dorsal sepal floral bracts and carrying patent, resupinate flowers.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Coletanea de Orchideas Brazileras 8 Campacci 2008 photo/drawing fide;
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
