burfordiense
Bulbophyllum burfordiense Garay Hamer and Siegerist 1996
SECTION Hyalosema Schlechter 1911
Common Name The Burford Bulbophyllum
[Sir Trevor Lawrence's Nursery name]
Flower Size 4" [10 cm]
Found in Papua New Guinea as a small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with ovoid to conical pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical leaf and blooms in the spring on a basal, erect, 8" [20 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence requiring light shade, ample water and good air circulation.
Very similar to Hyalosema grandiflora yet differs in a ciliate labellum, triangular petals, free, acute to obtuse lateral sepals, and a smaller dorsal sepal, while the other has a glaborous labellum, ovate petals that are apically acute, tapering lateral sepals with the apex acuminate, and a larger dorsal sepal of at least 14 cm long x 4 cm wide.
Synonyms Hyalosema burfordiense (Garay, Hamer & Siegerist) Rysy 2002
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