Bulbophyllum plumatum

Bulbophyllum plumatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.^[1]

Bulbophyllum plumatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bulbophyllum
Section:	Bulbophyllum sect. Plumata
Species:	B. plumatum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum plumatum Ames
Synonyms
Cirrhopetalum plumatum (Ames) Cootes 2011 Rhytionanthos plumatum (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 Bulbophyllum jacobsonii J.J.Sm. 1935

Description

Bulbophyllum 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

It is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and the Philippines in swamp forests at elevations around 1,000 to 1,500 meters.

Taxonomy

Bulbophyllum 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]