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Bulbophyllum manobulbum Schltr. in K.Schum. & Lauterb., Nachtr. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. Südsee (1905) 207
Type: Schlechter 15743 (holo B, lost); neo
Synonyms:
Rhizome creeping, 0.7-1.5 mm diam. Roots present along the entire rhizome. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.5-21 cm apart, 0.8-3 by 0.3-1.5 cm, somewhat flattened. Petiole 1-6 mm. Leaf blade ovate to elliptic, 2-7 by 0.5-2 cm, index 2.8-6, tip obtuse to subacute. Inflorescences usually single, sometimes few together on a short sympodium, 1.52.8 cm, 1(-2)-flowered. Peduncle 0.6-1.0 cm; bracts 2-3, the longest 2-3 mm. Rachis if present erect, 0.1-0.2 cm. Floral bracts ovate, 2.5-3 mm, tip acute. Pedicel and ovary 4.5-10 mm, with the node 0.8-1.3 mm from the floral bract. Flowers open at the time (if 2 present), widely opening. Median sepal ovate to elliptic, 5.5-8 by 1.7-2.2 mm, index 3-4.2, tip acute; thin; glabrous. Lateral sepals slightly oblique, ovate, 6-7.5 by 1.7-2.2 mm, index 3.2-4.6, otherwise as the median sepal. Petals hardly oblique, ovate to elliptic, 3-3.8 by 1-1.6 mm, index 2.2-3.3, otherwise as the median sepal. Lip strongly curved, general outline ovate, sometimes slightly constricted approx. half-way, 11.4 by 1-1.2 mm, index c. 1.2 (not spread), tip obtuse to acute; rather thick; glabrous; adx. moderately concave and with 2 inconspicuous knobs near the base, with 2 inconspicuous ridges converging in front, abx. with an inconspicuous, retuse median ridge. Column from ovary to the tip of the stelidia 0.8-1.2 mm; stigma hardly protruding at its base, slit-like. Stelidia inconspicuous, triangular, tip acute; upper margin somewhat irregular. Anther abx. with a ridge towards its base; front margin hardly protruding. Pollinia 2. (After Vermeulen, 1993)
Plant dark green. Sepals and petals pale yellow, either suffused with pale purple or not. Lip yellow, purplish towards the base.
Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 460-1200 m.
Malesia (New Guinea), Solomon Islands.
Intermediate growing epiphyte.
January, July, September, December.
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