Bulbophyllum penicillium C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Phyllorkis penicillium (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Bulbophyllum inopinatum W.W.Sm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bulbophyllum penicillium C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic, rhizomatous herbs; Pseudobulbs ovoid; Leaves solitary, linear, petiolate; Scapes arising from the base of pseudobulb, pendent; Flowers in laxly flowered hairy raceme, yellow, striped with purple; Lip lanceolate, crenately hirsute.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 23
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bulbophyllum penicillium. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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