| Bulbophyllum arfakianum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. arfakianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum arfakianum Kraenzl. | |
Bulbophyllum arfakianum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. This rare orchid is endemic to Arfak Mountains at elevations 50~400 meters in rainforests, Papua New Guinea.
Description
The species is slow-growing epiphyte with an ascending growth habit. Its pseudobulbs are ovoid, 1-leafed at the apex, spaced of about 2.5 cm on a creeping rhizome. Leaves are oblong, dark green, 4.5~9 cm long. Inflorescence is from the base of the pseudobulb and single-flowered, 14 cm long. Flowers are 5 cm long with a dorsal sepal with pointed apex bent forward. lateral sepals are falcate, converging at the apex. Flowers are colored with maroon macules.
References
External links
Media related to Bulbophyllum arfakianum at Wikimedia Commons
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