Bulbophyllum intertextum Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bulbophyllum

Characteristics

A very small epiphytic herb to ± 5 cm. tall.. Pseudobulbs 1-leafed, clustered on very short rhizome, ovoid, 3–10 mm. long, 3–7 mm. diameter.. Leaf thin-textured, erect, linear-oblong, obtuse, rounded or subacute, 1–5 cm. long, 3–7 cm. broad.. Inflorescence erect, 5–10 cm. long; peduncle and rhachis terete, wiry, very slender; bracts lanceolate, acute, 2–2.5 mm. long.. Flowers very small, greenish cream to purple-red.. Dorsal sepal ovate, acute, 3.5 mm. long, 2 mm. broad; lateral sepals ovate, acute or acuminate, 4 mm. long, 1.8 mm. broad.. Petals oblong-elliptic, rounded, 2 mm. long, 1 mm. broad.. Lip fleshy, recurved, obscurely 3-lobed in basal half, 1.8 mm. long, 1 mm. broad, 2-ridged in basal half; side lobes auriculate, dentate-ciliate; mid-lobe minutely ciliate, papillate.. Column short, 0.8 mm. long; stelidia porrect, blunt, 0.3 mm. long.
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Pseudobulbs usually set close together on a slender rhizome, 1-leafed, up to 12 × 10 mm, ovoid or ± orbicular, shiny green tinged with purple-maroon.
Lip fleshy, recurved, 1.2–4 × 0.7–2 mm, ovate, rounded at the apex, auriculate at the base; margin hairy; upper surface with median slit.
Dorsal sepal 3–6 × 1–2 mm, ovate, acute; lateral sepals 3–6 × 0.8–3 mm, acute or acuminate, slightly recurved.
Inflorescence erect, 5–10(30) cm long, c. 12-flowered; peduncle and rhachis wiry.
Flowers pale green with or without red markings, or entirely red or purple.
Flowers greenish-white, the sepals tipped with purple-pink.
Leaves 15–50 × 7–10 mm, narrowly oblong, acute or obtuse.
Petals c. 2 × 1 mm, oblong-elliptic, acute or rounded.
Column 1–2 mm long, including stelidia 0.3–1 mm long.
Pedicel and ovary 2 mm long.
Dwarf epiphytic herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Bulbophyllum intertextum world distribution map, present in Angola, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:619186-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517567
COL ID NR4M
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Synonyms

Phyllorkis intertexta Phyllorkis seychellarum Bulbophyllum intertextum Bulbophyllum seychellarum Bulbophyllum viride Bulbophyllum amauryae Bulbophyllum pertenue Bulbophyllum quintasii Bulbophyllum triaristellum Bulbophyllum usambarae Phyllorchis intertexta Phyllorchis seychellarum Bulbophyllum intertextum var. parvilabium