Bulbophyllum

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Bulbophyllum singulare (Apr 2026). Based on the description in the 1982 Australian translation of Schlecter's "Orchids of New Guinea". This species is distinguished by the almost linear dorsal sepal and petals (distinguished from B. bandischii, which is very similar, but has thread like petals with rounded tips for the osmophores). Schlecter also describes the flowers as 'slightly reddish, the dorsal sepal with longitudinal white spots, the lateral sepals tinged with white towards the front, the petals, the labellum and column yellowish.' It is an excellent match to the illustration. The broad, flaglike dorsal and the lateral sepal carriage are correct, as is the spotted column foot and general features of the lip.

PDFLinks:

Judging Center: Mid-America

Award Number: 20264168

Award Date: March 06, 2026

Awarded As: CBR

The fillable SITF submission form was attached below since the button to upload a submission is not working. This is the CBR description:

One large flower and one bud on two basal inflorescences up to to 12 cm, on a 28-cm wide and 28 cm tall well grown plant mounted on a 25-cm hardwood mount; leaf obovate-oblong, 18 cm long x 4.0 cm wide; four-angled pseudobulb, 2.0 cm wide x 4.0 cm long; dorsal sepal acumate, reflexed, raised-venation, chartreuse, heavily overlaid mahogany; petals triangular, thread-like with terminal granular knob, chartreuse; lateral sepals project forward bend down and bow posteriorly, chartreuse, lightly overlaid mahogany proximally; lip hinged, chartreuse, brown stippling, central white velutinous stripe; column chartreuse, column foot stipled mahogany; anther cap chartreuse; substance good, texture crystalline.

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