Bulbophyllum alsiosum (Orchidaceae): A New Record from Sulawesi, Indonesia

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epiphyte, monocots, montane, Wallacea, taxonomy

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Wendy Mustaqim
Prima Hutabarat
Alexander Putra
Kurniawan Bandjolu
Roland Ahmad
Yuda Yudistira

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MUSTAQIM, W. A., HUTABARAT, P. W. K., PUTERA, A. K. S., BANDJOLU, K. P., AHMAD, R. P. P. & YUDISTIRA, Y. R. 2026. Bulbophyllum alsiosum (Orchidaceae): a new record from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 25(1): 41‒47. — Bulbophyllum alsiosum Ames, a previously Philippines endemic, is reported for the first time in Sulawesi and also represents the first country record for Indonesia. The species was collected from three localities in the montane forest of central and the upper montane forest of the southwestern part of the island. The finding increases the number of Bulbophyllum sect. Beccariana in Sulawesi to nine species. Description, note, preliminary conservation status, and photographs are given.


 

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Mustaqim, W., Hutabarat, P., Putra, A., Bandjolu, K., Ahmad, R., & Yudistira, Y. (2026). Bulbophyllum alsiosum (Orchidaceae): A New Record from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Reinwardtia, 25(1). Retrieved from https://biologyjournal.brin.go.id/index.php/reinwardtia/article/view/631
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