Bulbophyllum scotinochiton is a species of orchid found in Sumatra. Description Plants have 1.3-1.5 cm long by 0.7-1.1 cm wide, quadrangular pseudobulbs that are separated 2.5 mm by rhizomes. Pseudobulbs have a single leaf. Leaves are elliptic 3.8-4.5 cm long and 2.1-2.4 cm wide. Plants bloom with a single flower on a 10 cm inflorescence. Flowers have a 5mm acute bract and do not fully open. The dorsal sepal is white with a green center. Lateral sepals are white to blackish purple spots, elliptic. The lip is recurved. Flowers contain 4 pollina. Distribution Plants are found growing in under story mossy oak forest near Lake Toba in Sumatra at elevation around 1,500 meters.
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