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Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria

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Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria
Bulbophyllum bracteolatum from Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 24 (1838)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria
[Rchb.f] Griseb. 1864
Type species
Bulbophyllum bracteolatum
Species

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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

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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

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Plants from this section are found in Central America through Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Bulbophyllaria comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
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

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  1. ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Bulbophyllaria". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ 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.