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See also: Flower PROFILE - Lip DETAIL
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See also: Flower PROFILE - Lip DETAIL
On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Jaap J. Vermeulen, Ph.D., taxonomist (orchids, molluscs)
Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569, FAX: (65) 475
42 95
<Jaap_Jan_VERMEULEN@NPARKS.gov.sg
> wrote:
[...]
As to the identification of your samples :
Bulbophyllum 'klabatense' = Bulbophyllum
papulosum Garay
Diagnosis B. klabantense vs B. papulosum :
B. klabatense has a tuft of hairs on the adaxial side of the lip,
lacking in B. papulosum. Other differences are minor: B. klabatense
has larger flowers with narrower sepals and petals, and a column with a
more distinctly antrorse wing along the lower margins of the stelidia. Probably
the two are distinct, though.
On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:01:22 +0800, Peter O'Byrne oberonia@mbox3.singnet.com.sg wrote:
... your Bulbo "klabatense" certainly matches
the plant that I think of as B. klabatense ... it is as close a match as
you could get.
MY ORIGINAL QUERY :
I purchased this Bulbophyllum under the name "Bulb. orthostates".
Origin : South East Asian, likely Indonesia (the merchant did not know
exactly) as it came with a batch of plants including also Bulb. echinolabium
and Bulb. sulawesi.
Vegetatively very similar to these two species. Floral spike also similar
but flowers are significantly smaller than in the two above mentioned species.
Appears quite similar (perhaps identical) to Bulb. sp. Palu brown (catalog
nr BS041) (Palu is a city in Sulawesi Island) from Simanis Orchids
http://www.simanis2000.malang.net/
.
"orthostates" seems to be an invalid name.
"oreonastes" is the closest match that I could find in the International
Plant Name Index
http://www.ipni.org/searches/query_ipni.shtml
.
Could "orthostates" actually be a misspelling for :
Bulbophyllum oreonastes Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. 118. (IK) ?
So far I’ve been unable to find further information about Bulbophyllum
oreonastes...
You have any clue for the determination of my plant ?.
Please contact me
. Your feedback is anticipatively gratefully acknowledged.
REPLY FROM PETER O’BYRNE (1)
From: "Peter O'Byrne" oberonia@mbox3.singnet.com.sg
Subject: unnamed Bulbophyllum in OGD V2 #157
Jean-Marie, your mystery plant is a Bulbophyllum in Section Intervallatae,
a section with a long inflorescence that extends slowly, producing single
flowers in succession over a period of several months. From the photo looks
as if your plant could be B. klabatense Schltr. (in Fedde, Repert.
x. 93 ,1911), a species that is endemic to Sulawesi. It is hard to tell
accurately without having a good close-up look at the lip and column apex,
which are out of focus in your photo.
Try comparing your plant to the attached
drawing
.
In 1998 a batch of plants was exported from Palu to the USA labelled "B.
echinolabium". This batch contained mostly B. sulawesii and B. klabatense.
This is probably where your plant originated. The 3 species occur in the
Donggala Peninsula, but grow in separate altitude bands.
The name on your plant is probably a corruption of B. orthoglossum Krzl
. (in Gard. Chron. 1896, I. 326), a species in Section Intervallatae
of uncertain origin , generally assumed to be from Sulawesi but possibly
from Philippines, Maluku or New Guinea instead.
Peter O'Byrne, Singapore
REPLY FROM ELISABETH & JEAN-CLAUDE GEORGES
From: "Jean-Claude.George"
Jean-Claude.George@wanadoo.fr
Subject: Bulbophyllum orthoglossum ???
[…]
Nous avons vu votre demande d'identification sur Orchidguide Digest ainsi
que l'identification proposée : au cas où vous ne l'auriez
pas en nous avons mis en fichier joint la page de
couverture de Orchids
dont il est question .
Nous avons aussi sa description :
- dans le Dictionnaire d'Horticulture, Nicholson 1892- 1899 :" Wendl. et
Kranzl. forte plante se rapprochant beaucoup du B. mandibulare par son port,
ses feuilles, etc... mais son labelle est réellement trilobé,
à lobes latéraux petits, dentés et verruqueux intérieurement,
tandis que le médian est linguiforme, charnu, aigu et épaissi
à la base; les sépales et pétales sont vert-jaunâtre
avec de nombreuses stries brunes. Ile Tarangui, 1896"
- dans Orchidiana Philippiniana : stems and pseudobulbs clustered, 5 cm
long, 2 cm diameter, unifoliate. Leaves oblong,obtuse, acute, up to 20 cm
long, 5 cm wide. Flower stalk nearly equal to leaves, few-flowered, sheathed;
flowers produced in succession, comparatively showy. Sepals ans petals yellowish
green with numerous brown stripes, sepals acuminate, base forming a mentum,
rgidged below, up to 4 cm long petals oblong-ovate, acute. Lip 3-lobed;
lateral lobes comparatively small, bent forward, toothed at the margin,
covered with swarts inside; midlobe with a cushion-shaped thick-shaped base
and tongue-shaped fleshy acute apex. Found in Saranggani Island.
[…]
Espérant avoir pu vous être utile
Amicalement Elisabeth et Jean-Claude
Q : What are the distinctive features of B. orthoglossum Wendl. & Krzl. vs. B. klabatense Schltr. ?
