Bulbophyllum sect. Altisceptrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Altisceptrum
J.J.Sm. 1914
Type species
Bulbophyllum elongatum
[Bl] Hassk.
Species

See text

Bulbophyllum sect. Altisceptrum is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1]

Description

Species in this section are rhizomatous with pseudobulbs and a single leaf and elongate inflorescence sprouting from its basal node and free.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from Southeast Asia.[2]

Species

Bulbophyllum section Altisceptrum comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum disjunctum Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920Borneo900–2,500 metres (3,000–8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum elongatum (Blume) Hassk. 1844Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines and New Guinea1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum farinulentum J.J.Sm. 1920Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra900–2,500 metres (3,000–8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum fulvibulbum J.J.Verm. 1991Sabah Borneo1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum gymnopus Hook.f. 1890India (Assam), Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar and Thailand600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum lissoglossum J.J.Vermeulen 1991Sabah Borneo1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum nemorale L.O.Williams 1938New Guinea, Philippines
Bulbophyllum oreogigas J.J.Verm., P.O'Byrne & A.L.Lamb 2015Sabah Borneo1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum penduliscapum J.J.Sm. 1900Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines300–1,100 metres (980–3,610 ft)
Bulbophyllum placochilum J.J.Verm. 1991Sabah, Borneo1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft)

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Altisceptrum". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. 1 2 "Largest online collection of New Guinea orchids". Orchids of New Guinea. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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