Bulbophyllum pungens Schltr. var. pachyphyllum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 853
Type: Schlechter 16642 (holo B, lost)
Differs from the typical variety in: Leaves thick fleshy with short narrowed base; flowers longer acuminate-caudate and lip longer. (After Schlechter, 1913)
Colours: Flower white.
Habitat: Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 800 m.
Flowering time in the wild: October.
Distribution: Malesia (New Guinea).
Distribution in New Guinea: Papua New Guinea; see map 96-1509M.jpg.
Cultivation: Intermediate growing epiphyte.