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Specimen #370966

Taxonomy

Family : Orchidaceae
Species : Bulbophyllum schimperianum
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Current name : Bulbophyllum schimperianum Kraenzl. Help icon.
The botanical name under which the specimen is filed in the herbarium.
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Collecting data

Collection number : 1879
Collector : Root Allen
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Collection comment : ex hort Newton collection 23/10/00; also spirit specimen
Locality : Ituri forest

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Locality

Place num : 3142
Locality : Ituri
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Country : CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
Phytoregion : VI (Forestier Central) Help icon.
The phytoregions are the ones used by Paul Bamps in its book "Flore d'Afrique Centrale : Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi. Répertoire des lieux de récolte" published by The National Botanic Garden of Belgium in June 1982.

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Specimen information

Description : pseudobulb greenish yellow; bracts papery; reddish- brown to burgundy; flower with a highly motile lip; dark brown with brown hairs; sepals cream with heavy burgundy striping and spotting
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Habitat : Ituri forest
Barcode : BR0000009890848

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