Derivation of specific name
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josephi: after Sir Joseph Hooker
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118210
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Description
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Epiphytic herb. Pseudobulbs set close together, ovoid, somewhat flattened; surface pitted like the skin of an orange. Leaf single, stiff, erect, elliptic. Inflorescence pendent or arching; rhachis not swollen, densely many-flowered. Flowers white. Sepals long and pointed, sometimes tinged purple (see photos). Lip recurved, yellowish.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118210
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in tropical Africa.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118210
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Bulbophyllum josephi: Brief Summary
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Bulbophyllum josephi is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
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