Bulbophyllum himantosepalum

Bulbophyllum himantosepalum J.J.Verm. & Sieder, Malesian Orchid J. 15: 41 (2015).

Bulbophyllum himantosepalum J.J.Verm. & Sieder, Photo by Jeffrey Champion

its native range is W. New Guinea.

Latinh Name: 

Bulbophyllum himantosepalum J.J.Verm. & Sieder

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

English Name:

The Belt-Shaped Bulbophyllum.

Description: 

With 5 to 9 cm between each conspicuous, erect, ellipsoid-cylindrical to ovoid-cylindrical, not angular pseudobulb carrying a single, apical, erect, elliptic, rounded, shortly petiolate base leaf that blooms on an erect, peduncle to 7.5 cm long, 14 cm long overall, single flowered inflorescence with about 4 scales.

Distribution:

New Guinea.

Ecological:

Without locality as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer.

Flower size:

2.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep moist in summer seasons and do not allow mix to dry, in winter keep the mix slight dry and reduce watering. Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted.

Type:

Locality:

Indonesia, Papua, Wamena

Type Herbaria:

holotype WU

Distribution Of Types:

Irian Jaya (New Guinea, Papuasia, Asia-Tropical)

Type Remarks:

Hort. Salzburg s.n.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

- powo.science.kew.org

- orchids.fandom.com