Bulbophyllum variabile Ridl 1903 SECTION Sestochilos [Breda] Benth & Hook.f. 1883
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Common Name The Variable Bulbophyllum
Flower Size
Found in penninsular Malaysia at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters as a warm growing epiphyte
CAUTION Often sited as a synonym of B uniflorum in the SECTION Beccariana Pfitz. 1889 ?? but I have left them separate pending further research.
Synonyms Bulbophyllum uniflorum var. rubrum [Ridley] Carr 1932; Bulbophyllum uniflorum var. variabile (Ridl.) Carr 1932; Bulbophyllum variabile var rubrum Carr 1932
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Wild Orchids of the Cameron Highlands REACH @009 photo fide; Wild Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia Ong, O'Byrne, Yong & Saw 2011 photo fide; Bulbophyllum of Borneo Verm O Byrne and Lamb 2015 drawing/photo good
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