Bulbophyllum dunstervillei Garay 1976 SECTION Didactyle [Lindley] Cogn. 1902

Drawing by Dunsterville & Garay 1976

Common Name Dunsterville's Bulbophyllum [American Orchid Collector and Botanist Venezuela 1900's]

Flower Size .12" [3 mm]

Found in Bolivar states of Venezuela at elevations around 1200 to 1400 meters, as a miniature sized, cool growing, unifoliate epiphyte with pyriform, transversely elliptical, rough pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, coriaceous, flat, lanceolate, acute, constricted below into the base leaf that blooms in the winter on a basal, erect for 2.5 to 4.5" [6.25 to 11.5 cm] then abruptly turning to 90 degrees or more, slender, 4 to 6" [10 to 15 cm] long, provided with a cylindrical sheath, laxly 4 to 6 flowered inflorescence.

Separated from others in the Colombian Dactyle group by the very short petals which are as long as wide vs petals distinctly longer than wide.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated 6: 70 Garay 1976;

Orchids of Venezuela, an Illustrated Field Guide Vol 1 1979 drawing fide;

Orchids of Venezuela An Illustrated Field Guide Second Edition Romero & Carnevali 2000 drawing fide;

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol IV:176 Szlatchetko & Kolanowska 2023 drawing fide

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