Bulbophyllum plumatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.[1]
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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. plumatum
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| Bulbophyllum plumatum Ames
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Description
editBulbophyllum plumatum is a small epiphytic orchid and has 2-3 cm spacing between each obliquely ovoid pseudobulb. Each quadrangular pseudobulb, with concave sides, carries a single apical lanceolate leaf that narrows at the petiolate base. It flowers in a 10 cm long ascending, thin, cylindrical inflorescence, with a thicker apex bearing 4 umbelliform flowers at leaf height.[2]
Distribution
editIt is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and the Philippines in swamp forests at elevations around 1,000 to 1,500 meters.
Taxonomy
editBulbophyllum plumatum discovered in 1913 by Oakes Ames on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, which was later described in Orchidaceae in 1915.[3] The plant was later found in West Sumatera by E. Jacobson and was described by J.J. Smith as Dendrobium jacobsonii in 1935, which was later determined to be a synonym.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS". Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". HUH. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Vermeulen, Jaap J.; Wood, Jeffrey J. (2007). "587. BULBOPHYLLUM PLUMATUM: Orchidaceae". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 24 (2). Wiley: 108–113. ISSN 1355-4905. JSTOR 45065810. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
External links
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Media related to Bulbophyllum plumatum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bulbophyllum plumatum at Wikispecies- The Bulbophyllum-Checklist
- The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
