Bulbophyllum lobbii explained

Bulbophyllum lobbii (Lobb's bulbophyllum) is a species of orchid, also known as Thailand bulbophyllum or Sumatran bulbophyllum. It was named for the plant hunter Thomas Lobb, who introduced it to England from Java in 1846.[1]

Subspecies

Image Name Distribution
Bulbophyllum lobbii subsp. boreoborneense Borneo (Sabah)
Bulbophyllum lobbii subsp. breviflorum Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
Bulbophyllum lobbii subsp. lobbii Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand
Bulbophyllum lobbii subsp. siamense Arunachal Pradesh to Indo-China, Borneo (Sabah), Philippines (Luzon)

Notes and References

  1. James H. Veitch, Hortus Veitchii (1906), 114