Bulbophyllum bavonis J.J.Verm.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bulbophyllum

Characteristics

Sepals 6 × 2.5 mm, oblong or elliptic; dorsal sepal ± erect, finely papillose in the apical half; lateral sepals oblique and slightly recurved.
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Pseudobulbs borne 6–7 cm apart on a wiry rhizome 1 mm in diameter, 2-leaved, 12–30 × 8–12 mm, ovoid, 4-angled, yellow or reddish.
Inflorescence arching or pendent, to about 10 cm long, laxly 4–15-flowered; flowers distichous.
Lip fleshy, 3–4 × 1.5 mm, oblong, obtuse, papillose on the margins, recurved near the base.
Sepals white with purple mid-line, petals white, lip yellow.
Petals 2 × 1 mm, obovate, finely papillose towards the apex.
Leaves c. 3 × 1 cm, oblong or lanceolate, obtuse.
Column 2.3–3 mm long; stelidia 1.2–1.6 mm long.
Pedicel and ovary 2–3 mm long.
Bracts 3 mm long.
Epiphytic herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Distribution

Bulbophyllum bavonis world distribution map, present in Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903728-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462165
COL ID NQF4
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Synonyms

Bulbophyllum bavonis