Bulbophyllum elatum J.J.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bulbophyllum

Characteristics

Pseudobulbs contiguous, cylindric, ca. 4 cm, ca. 6 mm in diam., with a terminal leaf. Petiole ca. 2 cm; leaf blade oblong, ca. 16 × 2.2 cm, leathery, apex obtuse and slightly emarginate. Scape from base of pseudobulb, erect, 15-18 cm; umbel many flowered; peduncle ca. 2 mm in diam., with 3 or 4 sheaths; floral bracts lanceolate, shorter than pedicel and ovary. Flowers dark yellow. Dorsal sepal ovate, ca. 13 × 7 mm, apex acute; lateral sepals narrowly lanceolate, ca. 3 × as long as dorsal sepal, abaxially finely papillate, base twisted, their upper edges connate to each other, apex acuminate. Petals obliquely ovate-triangular, ca. 4 mm, entire, acute; lip recurved, ovate-lanceolate, fleshy, grooved at base, apex acute. Column stout, with deltoid, rounded wings along lower margins; foot with free part ca. 5 mm; stelidia slender, slightly hooked. Fl. unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Bulbophyllum elatum world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:618843-1
WFO ID wfo-0000490754
COL ID NQT9
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Synonyms

Phyllorkis elata Bulbophyllum elatum Cirrhopetalum elatum Phyllorchis elata