Bulbophyllum fuscum Lindl.
var. melinostachyum (Schltr.) J.J. Verm.

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Synonyms:	Bulbophyllum melinostachyum Schltr. Bulbophyllum oreonastes auct. non Rchb. f.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Epiphytic or lithophytic herb. Pseudobulbs set 1-6 cm apart on a creeping rhizome, ellipsoid, usually somewhat 4-angled. Leaves 2, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, suberect, pale green. Inflorescence erect or arching, 10-many-flowered; rhachis slightly swollen and flattened. Flowers borne in channels on either side of the rhachis, partly enclosed in bracts, yellow-green to orange; lip orange to vermilion.
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Derivation of specific name:	fuscum: greyish-brown or dark greyish-brown, fuscous
Habitat:	In woodland and riverine forest.
Altitude range:	Up to 1350 m
Flowering time:	Feb - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	West Africa, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
Growth form(s):	Epiphyte.
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 26 August 2015
Literature:	Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 88 - 89. as Bulbophyllum oreonastes (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 53. as Bulbophyllum oreonastes Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 79. as Bulbophyllum oreonastes Kimberley, M.J. (2003). A List of Epiphytic Orchids of Zimbabwe Excelsa 20 Page 49. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 306. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Page 53. as Bulbophyllum oreonastes (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 200 - 201. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 94. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 118. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 132. Vermeulen, J.J. (1987). A Taxonomic Revision of the Continental African Bulbophyllinae Orchid Monographs Volume 2 E.J. Brill, Leiden-New York-Kopnhavn-Koln Pages 145 - 148. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 83.

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