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An assumed rheophytic orchid: Bulbophyllum rheophyton n.sp., from Borneo

2011; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 293; Issue: 1-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s00606-011-0420-8

1615-6110

Jaap J. Vermeulen, Hirokazu Tsukaya,

Biological and pharmacological studies of plants

Bulbophyllum rheophyton, sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) from Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan) is described. The type was found in a river bed, just above the present water level, but clearly in a position where it would be flooded occasionally. Vegetatively, the plant is very slender when compared to other species within section Pahudia. We therefore assume that the species is adapted to a rheophytic lifestyle. This is novel within the mega-genus Bulbophyllum.