Bulbophyllum cruciatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. cruciatum
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| Bulbophyllum cruciatum J.J.Sm. 1911
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Bulbophyllum cruciatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Papua, Papua New Guinea, Seram Island, and Maluku Islands.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Plants are epiphytes with creeping rhizomes. Pseudobulbs grow close together and are obtuse and conically depressed, green to dark purple and 1.25-1.5 × 1.9-2.4 cm with a single leaf. Leaves are lanceolate, obtuse, apiculate, and 11 × 2.8-3.6 cm. The plant blooms from the base of the pseudobulb on a 0.4 cm long peduncle with a single purple and white flower. The flower is crossed shape 1.8 × 1.5 cm. The dorsal sepal is erect, lanceolate 0.83 × 0.24 cm. The lateral sepals are slightly de-flexed, obliquely oblong-ovate and 0.85 × 0.4 cm. The petals are small, ovate-lanceolate, and 0.2 cm long.[1]
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Flower
Distribution
[edit]Plants are found growing in the warm lowland forest of New Guinea at elevations between 5–1100 meters.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Largest online collection of New Guinea orchids". Orchids of New Guinea. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ Mustaqim, W.A.; Astuti, I.P. (2019-06-28). "New and noteworthy orchid records from Buru Island, Maluku Archipelago". Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 71 (1). National Parks Board: 167–174. doi:10.26492/gbs71(1).2019-10. ISSN 0374-7859.
External links
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Media related to Bulbophyllum cruciatum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bulbophyllum cruciatum at Wikispecies
