Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria
| Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria | |
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| Bulbophyllum bracteolatum from Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 24 (1838) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Section: | Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria [Rchb.f] Griseb. 1864 |
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| Bulbophyllum bracteolatum | |
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Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] It is one of six Bulbophyllum sections found in the Americas.[2]
Description[edit]
Species in this section have bifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with fleshy a rachis holding flowers that are spirally arranged. Lateral sepals totally free, petals erect. Column foot with entire apex and shorter than the length of the column.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Plants from this section are found in Central America through Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.
Species[edit]
Bulbophyllum section Bulbophyllaria comprises the following species:
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
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| Bulbophyllum aristatum (Rchb.f.) Hemsl. 1884 | Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Venezuela | 55–1,500 metres (180–4,921 ft) | |
| Bulbophyllum bracteolatum Lindl. 1838 | French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil | 600 metres (2,000 ft) | |
| Bulbophyllum cirrhosum L.O.Williams 1940 | Mexico | 1,400–1,600 metres (4,600–5,200 ft) | |
| Bulbophyllum kegelii Hamer & Garay 1995 publ. 1997 | Trinidad to Brazil | ||
| Bulbophyllum oerstedii (Rchb.f.) Hemsl. 1884 | Colombia, southern Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil | 50–500 metres (160–1,640 ft) | |
| Bulbophyllum pinelianum (A.Rich.) Paul Abel Ormerod 2016 | Florida, the Caribbean, all of Central America as well as Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) | |
| Bulbophyllum sordidum Lindl. 1840 | Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador | ||
| Bulbophyllum wagneri Schltr. 1921 | Panama to Ecuador |
References[edit]
- ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b Smidt, Eric C.; Borba, Eduardo L.; Gravendeel, Barbara; Fischer, Gunter A.; van den Berg, Cássio (2011). "Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical sections of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) using nuclear and plastid spacers". Taxon. 60 (4). Wiley: 1050–1064. doi:10.1002/tax.604009. ISSN 0040-0262.