Bulbophyllum variegatum Thouars 1822

Plant and Flowers in situ Reunion Photos by © François Vandeschricke and The Orchidees de Reunion Website

Inflorescence Photo by © Rogier van Vugt and Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria

LATER EARLIER

Common Name The Irregularily Spotted Bulbophyllum

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion at elevations of sea level to 1200 meters as a mini-miniature to small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with an orbicular pseudobulb carrying two, apical, linear, acute, conduplicate below into the basally clasping leaf that blooms in the later spring through summer on a basal, erect, successively few to several flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Phyllorkis variegata (Thouars) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Historie Particulier des Plantes Orchidees Recueilles Sur Trois Iles Australes d'Afrique Thouars 1822 drawing fide; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans, Du Puys Cribb & Bosser 2007; Les Orchidees de Madagascar Bosser & Lecoufle 2015 photo fide; A la Recherche des Orchidees de Madagascar Hervouet 2018 photo fide;

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