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Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 816

Type: Schlechter 17964 (holo B, lost; iso K)

Epiphyte, very small. Rhizome short. Roots filiform, flexuose, glabrous. Pseudobulbs 0.5-0.9 cm apart, ovoid, 0.4-0.8 by 0.2-0.5 cm below the middle; 1-leaved. Leaf erect, oblong, apiculate, 1-2.5 by 0.35-0.7 cm in the middle; base narrowed. Inflorescence 1-flowered, very short, covered with peduncle-scales. Floral bracts apiculate, as long as the ovary. Sepals oblong, 0.3 cm long. Median sepal glabrous, at the apex elongated into a reflexed, 1 cm long tail. Lateral sepals boat-shaped-connate, the margins rather inconspicuously finely ciliate, the apex with a minute, ovoid appendage. Petals obliquely oblong, apiculate, hardly 0.1 cm long. Lip in outline more or less ligulate, somewhat longer than the petals; at the base narrowed, with a minute swelling; gradually dilating, above the middle somewhat narrowed; upper half with ciliate margins. Column short; stelidia obliquely oblong, apiculate. Anther cucullate, glabrous. Ovary cylindrical, glabrous, 0.1 cm long. (After Schlechter, 1913)


Flower scarlet-red, near the base white.

Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 1000-2500 m.

Malesia (New Guinea).

Papua New Guinea; see map

Distribution of Bulbophyllum unicaudatum in New Guinea

Intermediate growing epiphyte.

February, June, August.

  • Schlechter, R., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 278, fig. 1063
  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Dendrobieae
  • Subtribe Bulbophyllinae
  • Genus Bulbophyllum
  • Section Monanthes
  • Species Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

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Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Overview picture of Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr.

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., plant habit, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1265

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., stem and flower, oblique front view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1265

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., stem and flower, oblique front view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1265

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., flower detail, centre of flower, oblique front view, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1265

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., flower detail, centre of flower, olateral view, lateral sepal and petal removed, photo P. Jongejan, collection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, cult. P. Jongejan 1265

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 816, J.J. Vermeulen, drawing, plant habit and flower analysis, based on Schlechter 17964 (holo B, lost; iso K)

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., floral analysis, R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1928) t. 278, fig. 1063

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum

Bulbophyllum unicaudatum Schltr., herbarium sheet, Schlechter 17964 (isotype specimen K), photo copyright the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew