Bulbophyllum bandischii Garay, Hamer, Siegerist 1992 SECTION Hyalosema Schlechter 1911
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Common Name Bandisch's Bulbophyllum [German Orchid Enthusiast in New Guinea current]
Flower Size .4" wide x 2" tall [1 cm wide x 5cm tall]
Found in eastern New Guinea as a hot to warm growing epiphyte
Differs most from the very similar B singulare by the pubescent sepals and the spherical, muricate apex of the petals. B singulare has smooth sepals and oval apice to the petals.
Synonyms Hyalosema bandischii (Garay, Hamer & Siegerist) Rysy 2002
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bulbophyllum and Their Allies Siegerist 2001 drawing fide
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