Bulbophyllum quinquelobum Schltr. var. lancilabium Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1913) 806
Type: Schlechter 17344 (holo B, lost)
Differs from the typical variety in the petals having subdenticulate-irregular margins, in the lip having lateral lobes that are at the base clawed-narrowed, and in the lanceolate, acute mid-lobe. (After Schlechter, 1913)
Colours: Flower rose-red. Lip darker so.
Habitat: Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 800 m.
Flowering time in the wild: February.
Distribution: Malesia (New Guinea).
Distribution in New Guinea: Papua New Guinea; see map 96-1533M.jpg.
Cultivation: Intermediate growing epiphyte.