Bulbophyllum mamasaense Wibowo, Juswara & J. Champ., in Wibowo, Champion & Juswara, 2021. |
Abstract
Bulbophyllum mamasaense Wibowo, Juswara & J. Champ., a new species of Bulbophyllum section Saurocephalum from Sulawesi, Indonesia, is described, illustrated with line drawings, and completed with high resolution photographs. The novel species is sister to Bulbophyllum pubiflorum Schltr. and Bulbophyllum kiamfeeanum J.J.Verm. & P.O’Byrne. Diagnostic characters of this novelty are the fleshy thick rachis in comparison with to other members in the section and the lip simple with two ridges at the base.
Keyword: Bulbophyllum kiamfeeanum , B. pubiflorum, B. mamasaens, Celebes, epiphyte, Mamasa, West Sulawesi
Bulbophyllum mamasaense Wibowo, Juswara & J. Champ., sp. nov.
Diagnosis: Bulbophyllum mamasaense is morphologically similar to B. pubiflorum Schltr. in its habit, and B. kiamfeeanum J.J.Verm. & P.O’Byrne in its ovate lip. However, B. mamasaense has distinct 3-angled pseudobulbs, oblong and larger leaves, flat lateral sepals compared to B. pubiflorum, and is different from B. kiamfeeanum by its lip forming a canal at the base and presenting a verrucose surface, while B. kiamfeeanum has a rounded callus and a glabrous surface (Table 1).
Distribution: Mesawa District, Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Etymology: The specific epithet “mamasaense” was named after the location [Mamasa Regency] where this species was first discovered.
Aninda Retno Utami Wibowo, Jeffrey Champion and Lina Susanti Juswara. 2021. A New Species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) sect. Saurocephalum from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Taiwania. 67(1); 67 - 72.