Bulbophyllum karenkoensis T.P.Lin 2016 SECTION Cirrhopetalum [Lindl.] Rchb.f 1861
Photos by Lin & Wang
Common Name The Karenko Bulbophyllum
Flower Size 1.4 to 1.6" " [3.5 to 4 cm] Long
Found in Taiwan at elevations of 200 to 900 meters as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphytic species with small, grooved, ovate pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical elliptic to elongate-elliptic, coriaceous, subacute, narrowing below into the shortly petiolate base leaf that blooms in the spring on a basal, 2 3/8" [6 cm] long, slender inflorescence that has an apical umbel of several [4 to 10] flowers.
Similar to B hirundinis but the species differs in the aggregate pseudobulbs, larger flowers and doesn’t have violet-black veins.
The variety puniceum differs in the ovate-conic pseudobulbs and the vermillion colored flowers.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum hirundinis var. pinlinianum W.M.Lin & Yi Fu Wang 2014; Bulbophyllum hirundinis var. puniceum T.P.Lin & Y.N.Chang 2013; Bulbophyllum hirundinis var. rubriflorum W.M.Lin & Yi Fu Wang 2014; Bulbophyllum karenkoensis var. puniceum (T.P.Lin & Y.N.Chang) T.P.Lin 2016
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Native Orchids of Taiwan Lin 1975 as B hirundinis photo/drawing fide; The Wild Orchids of Taiwan Illustrated Guide Lin & Wang 2014 as B hirudinis var pinlinianum Photos fide; The Wild Orchids of Taiwan Illustrated Guide Lin & Wang 2014 as B hirudinis var rubrifolium photos fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #11 2019 as B karenkoensis var puniceum photo fide;
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