v5i2.107

v5i2.107

ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.107

Submitted date: 4 November 2013
Accepted date: 25 November 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 120–123.

A NEW ORCHID OF THE GENUS Bulbophyllum (ORCHIDACEAE) FROM WESTERN GHATS OF SOUTHERN INDIA

S. Karuppusamy* & V. Ravichandran
*Corresponding author. E-mail: ksamytaxonomy@gmail.com

Abstract
Bulbophyllum aureoflavum, a new orchid from Western Ghats of southern India, is described and illustrated. The new species, Bulbophyllum aureoflavum, is rare and known presently only from the type locality in southern Western Ghats. This species is related to B. elegantulum and B. fischeri, but differs by having a thick rhizome, subglobose pseudopbulb, bendant filiform scape, and a light golden yellowish, glabrous flower.

Key words : Bulbophyllum aureoflavum, new species, pantropical, taxonomy

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