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Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
infracarinatum
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Globe Rock, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Raphia Pool, Mohohwa River, Corner Chimanimani
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| Synonyms: |
Bulbophyllum carinatum G. Will. Bulbophyllum infracarinatum G. Will. Bulbophyllum sp. no. 1 sensu GV |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Pseudobulbs spaced along a creeping rhizome, ellipsoid to narrowly ovoid, 4-angled, yellow-green. Leaf 1 per pseudobulb, leathery, narrowly elliptic, up to 10 cm long. Inflorescence from the base of the pseudobulb; peduncle erect with swollen rhachis bent or arching. Flowers alternate, spaced along the rhachis, small, greenish, heavily blotched with purple. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | unifoliatum: with 1 leaf |
| Habitat: | Mainly found in evergreen and riverine forest at lower altitudes (eg. Haroni Valley), but also in mist-belt Brachystegia woodland at higher levels in Vumba. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | P |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 29 September 2006 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Bulbophyllum unifoliatumAfrican Plant Database: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
JSTOR Plant Science: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
Tropicos: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
West African Plants database: Bulbophyllum unifoliatum
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