Bulbophyllum humblotii Rolfe

Species

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Characteristics

A small epiphytic herb, with a creeping rarely branching rhizome 2 mm. in diameter.. Pseudobulbs 1-leafed, ovoid to spherical, 7–10 mm. in diameter, borne 2–3 cm. apart on rhizome, yellow.. Leaf fleshy, suberect, narrowly oblong or obovate, obtuse, 2–3.5 cm. long, 7–9 mm. broad.. Inflorescence erect or arcuate, to 3 cm. long, densely up to ± 10-flowered; bracts white, scarious, ovate, acute, 2–3 mm. long.. Flowers cream with a yellow lip.. Dorsal sepal concave, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, 3.5–5 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. broad; lateral sepals obliquely lanceolate, acute, 4–6 mm. long, 2.5 mm. broad.. Petals oblong, rounded or obtuse, 1.7–2.5 mm. long, 1 mm. broad.. Lip geniculate near base, entire, longitudinally sulcate, 2.3–3.5 mm. long, 1 mm. broad, papillose on dorsal surface near base.. Column 1.5 mm. long; stelidia porrect, acuminate, 1 mm. long.
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Pseudobulbs set (0.5)1–3 cm apart on the rhizome, 1-leafed, c. 10 × 9 mm, ± globose, glossy green or yellow-green.
Dorsal sepal c. 4–5 × 3 mm, ovate, apiculate, concave; lateral sepals 4–6 × 2–3 mm, triangular, acute.
Inflorescence 15–35 mm long, first erect then arching, fairly densely 4–10-flowered.
Lip fleshy, 2.5 × 1–1.5 mm, tongue-like, geniculate at base.
Flowers creamy-white with yellow lip, not opening widely.
Leaf fleshy, erect, 2–3(5) × 0.6–1 cm, oblong, obtuse.
Column c. 1.5 mm long; stelidia c. 1 mm long.
Pedicel and ovary 0.5–1.5 mm long.
Bracts c. 2 mm long, whitish.
Petals c. 2 × 1 mm, oblong.
Dwarf epiphytic herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Bulbophyllum humblotii world distribution map, present in Madagascar, Seychelles, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:619126-1
WFO ID wfo-0000512562
COL ID NR33
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Synonyms

Bulbophyllum humblotii Bulbophyllum laggiarae Bulbophyllum luteolabium Bulbophyllum album Bulbophyllum linguiforme