Finding
SITF confirms this plant as Bulbophyllum klabatense subsp. sulawesii (Oct 2026). This plant matches the description and keys to B. klabatense subsp. sulawesii in Vermuellen & O'Byrne's 2011 "Bulbophyllum of Sulawesii". It is a good match to the photo on Kew/POWO for klabatense subsp. sulawesii.
Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 37
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 1
Leaf Length: 25
Leaf Width: 7
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: Elliptic
Leaf Petiole Length: N/A
Pseudobulb Length: 2.5
Pseudobulb Width: 6.5 cm diameter
Pseudobulb Margin: N/A
Pseudobulb Distance: Pseudobulbs tight to each other
Pseudobulb Root Tip: not visible
Inflorescence Overall Length: 53
Inflorescence Arrangement: arched
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 39
Inflorescence Dist Bet Flowers: 4.5
Floral Bracts Length: 1.8
Floral Bracts Width: 2.2
Ovary Length: 1.2
Ovary Width: 0.6
Ovary Shape: tubular
Ovary Color: copper brown
Ovary Texture: glossy
Flower Natural Spread Length: 15.0
Flower Natural Spread Width: 3.0
Dorsal Sepal Length: 7.9
Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.8
Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: N/A
Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: N/A
Lateral Sepals Length: 1.1
Lateral Sepals Width: 10.7
Lateral Sepals Caudae Length: N/A
Lateral Sepals Caudae Width: N/A
Petals Length: N/A
Petals Width: 1.3
Judging Center: Montreal
Award Number: 20264584
Award Date: May 16, 2026
Awarded As: CCM
Eleven flowers and 15 buds on 11 arched inflorescences up to 53 cm borne on a 107-cm wide by 37-cm high clean and healthy plant grown in a 25-cm round shallow clay pot; leaves elliptic up to 7-cm wide by 25-cm long; pseudobulbs ovoid up to 2.5-cm wide by 6.5-cm long; flowers translucent chartreuse; dorsal sepal veined, spotted copper-brown on proximal half; petals veined, spotted copper-brown; lateral sepals overlaid copper-brown on reverse, veined dark copper-brown; lip oxblood, hinged, hirsute distally, side lobe denticulate; horn-like column green, anther cap cream; substance firm, lip hard; texture matte. Two awards exist under the name of Bulbophyllum sulawesii which is a synonym according to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants and Kew.
