Bulbophyllum fenestratum

Bulbophyllum fenestratum is a species of orchid that is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is a small epiphyte with a single erect, egg-shaped leaf with the lower end towards the base, and seven to fifteen flowers about 10 mm (0.4 in) long on a peduncle 80–120 mm (3.1–4.7 in) long, each flower on a pedicel about the same length.[3][4]

Bulbophyllum fenestratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. fenestratum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum fenestratum
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Bulbophyllum cyclosepalon Carr
    • Bulbophyllum dentiferum Ridl.
    • Cirrhopetalum cyclosepalon (Carr) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist
    • Cirrhopetalum dentiferum (Ridl.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist
    • Cirrhopetalum fenestratum (J.J.Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist

Bulbophyllum fenestratum was first formally described in 1907 by Johannes Jacobus Smith in the Bulletin du Département de l'Agriculture aux Indes Néerlandaises.[2][3] It grows in forest at altitudes between 100 and 1,100 m (330 and 3,610 ft) in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.[2][4]

References
  1. "Bulbophyllum fenestratum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. "Bulbophyllum fenestratum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. Smith, Johannes J. (1907). "Die Orchideen von Java". Bulletin du Département de l'Agriculture aux Indes Néerlandaises. 13: 48–51. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. "Orchid Species: Bulbophyllum fenestratum". International Orchid Foundation. Retrieved 23 April 2022.


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