Bulbophyllum grammopoma

Bulbophyllum grammopoma J.J.Verm., Rheedea 1(1–2): 72 (1991) (1991).

Bulbophyllum grammopoma
Bulbophyllum grammopoma
Bulbophyllum grammopoma
Bulbophyllum grammopoma
Bulbophyllum grammopoma
Bulbophyllum grammopoma J.J.Verm., Photo by Kurt Metzger
Bulbophyllum grammopoma J.J.Verm., Photo by Kurt Metzger

its native range is Papua New Guinea.

Latinh Name: 

Bulbophyllum grammopoma J.J.Verm.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

The ? Bulbophyllum.

Description: 

with a creeping rhizome with 8 to 3.5 cm between each ovoid, not flattened, suffused with purple pseudobulb carrying a single, apical, elliptic, obtuse to acute apically, dark green, shortly petiolate base leaf that blooms at most any time of the year on a usually single to few, peduncle 7.8 to 27 cm long, with 3 to 4 bracts, 11.5 to 46 cm long overall, rachis erect to arching, distinctly zig zag bent, 3.8 to 19 cm long, simultaneously 7 to 35 flowered inflorescence with elliptic, acute apically floral bracts and carrying moderately opening, flowers with a white, pale greenish or yellow dorsal sepals and petals, yellow, yellowish green or purple lateral sepals and a yellow to greenish lip.

Distribution:

New Guinea.

Ecological:

In primary and open forests at elevations of 1650 to 2650 m as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms at most any time of the year.

Flower size:

5.0 mm.

Cultivation:

Cool growing epiphyte.

Type:

Jongejan cult. 1578 = Leiden cult. 26068 (holo L, alc. only)

Distribution Of Types: New Guinea (Irian Jaya

Papua New Guinea).

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