Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum

Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: B. rhodoglossum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum
Schltr. 1913

Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum, first described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1913 in Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis.[1][2] It is an epiphyte[3] growing in Papua New Guinea[4] on trees in mountain forests around 1000 metres in elevation.[2][5] The flowers are white, and the labellum red with a yellow tip.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum Schltr.". The International Plant Names Index. International Plant Names Index. http://www.us.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=620010-1. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Scan of p. 848.". Die Orchidaceen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea, Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (Beihefte, 1914). Biodiversity Heritage Library. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5904953#924. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum Schltr.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=27188&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=27188&status=true. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "List of taxa: Geographical distribution". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. University of Vienna. http://www.univie.ac.at/HBV/Bulbophyllum-Checklist/Bulbophyllum-Checklist_-_P3.pdf. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum Schltr. 1913". Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia. http://www.orchidspecies.com/bulbrhodoglossum.htm. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "Scan of p. 849.". Die Orchidaceen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea, Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (Beihefte, 1914). Biodiversity Heritage Library. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5904953#925. Retrieved 12 August 2010. "Die Blüten sind weiss, das Labellum rot mit gelber Spitze." 

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