Bulbophyllum refractum
| Bulbophyllum refractum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Section: | Bulbophyllum sect. Tripudianthes |
| Species: | B. refractum
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum refractum | |
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Bulbophyllum refractum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Description
Pseudobulbs are 1.1–1.3 by 1.6–2.1 centimetres (0.43 in–0.51 in × 0.63 in–0.83 in), conical with two leaves. Leaves are narrowly laceolate, narrowly acute at the apex, deciduous, and 6.4–7.7 by 1–1.1 centimetres (2.52 in–3.03 in × 0.39 in–0.43 in). Inflorescence form from the base of the pseudobulb and is 13–23 centimetres (5.1–9.1 in) long with 4-12 flowers. Flowers are 3.75–6.75 centimetres (1.48–2.66 in) long with recurved triangular bracts that are acute and concave 0.475 by 0.27 centimetres (0.187 in × 0.106 in). The dorsal sepal is obtuse with five nerves and 1.1 by 0.5 centimetres (0.43 in × 0.20 in). Sepals are yellow orange triangular 5 by 6.75 centimetres (1.97 in × 2.66 in) The lip is purple and white, 0.34 by 0.17 centimetres (0.134 in × 0.067 in) is papillose.The column is short and has 4 unequal oval pollina.[1] The flowers have a faint scent of hay.[2]
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Buds on Inflorescence
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Flowers
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Distribution
This species is found in India (Sikkim), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Java and Sumatra at elevations of 0–1,420 metres (0–4,659 ft). The plants flower in habitat from October to November.[2][3]
References
- ^ Bogor (Indonesia) Kebun Raja (1928). Bulletin. p. 55. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ a b Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton (1895). A Century of Indian Orchids: Selected from Drawings in the Herbarium of the Botanic Garden, Calcutta. J. Cramer. p. 87. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ Mairawita; Nurainas; Soleman, Hedy; Febriamansyah, Thoriq Alfath; Fauzania, Salsa; Pustaka, Detak (2024-11-25). Anggrek Eksotis Bulbophyllum (in Indonesian). Detak Pustaka. p. 56. ISBN 978-623-8538-79-9. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
External links
- Media related to Bulbophyllum refractum at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Bulbophyllum refractum at Wikispecies