Bulbophyllum bonaccordense

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Bulbophyllum bonaccordense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. bonaccordense
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum bonaccordense
(C.S.Kumar) J.J.Verm.
Synonyms

Trias bonaccordensis C.S.Kumar

Bulbophyllum bonaccordense is a species of orchid native to India.[1][2] This species was first formally named by C. Sathish Kumar in 1989 as Trias bonaccordensis.[3] It was transferred to the genus Bulbophyllum in 2014.[2][3]. It is most closely related B. stocksii Benth. ex Hook.f. but flowers are creamy yellow with crimson red spots throughout, sepals 10-veined, petals 3-veined and operculum papillose at the head region. B. stocksii has uniformly ochre yellow flowers without any spot, sepals 7-veined, petals 1-veined and operculum without any papilla.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bulbophyllum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ a b Vermeulen, Jaap J.; Schuiteman, André; De Vogel, Eduard F. (23 April 2014). "Nomenclatural changes in Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae)". Phytotaxa. 166 (2): 101. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.166.2.1.
  3. ^ a b "Bulbophyllum bonaccordense (C.S.Kumar)". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 24 August 2020.