Bulbophyllum cogniauxianum explained

Bulbophyllum cogniauxianum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Brazil.

Description

The rhizome thin, the bulbs are fairly distant from each other, conical, subterete, with a 2 cm high base and 1 cm thick monophylls. Leaves unifoliate at the base short-petiolate linear-oblong obtuse apex bilobed thick coriaceous 6-7 cm long 1-1.3 cm wide, scape with thin sheaths short, apex bearing a umbel with few flowers(3-6), minute lanceolate bracts scarcely shorter than the short ovaries. scarcely connate, pointed, carinate in the middle, with a small curved triangular label above the furrowed base, and on both sides slightly auricled anteriorly, not produced in the process: the foot of the column is very curved and arched. Column short not brachiate, stele short sharp, androclinium deeply excavated Flowers dirty purple, dorsal sepal 4 mm, petals 3.5 mm long, dorsal sepal 3 mm, petals 1.5-2 mm wide, lateral sepals 1 cm long 2 mm wide, labellum 1.25 mm long.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Just, J.L. . Koehne . E. . Geyler . H.T. . Fedde . F.K.G. . Schumann . K.M. . Just's botanischer jahresbericht: Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder . Gebr. Borntraeger . v. 32, pt. 2 . 1906 . de . 2023-06-19 . 86.