Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus
Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus
Schlechter 1925
Type species
Bulbophyllum oxycalyx
Species

See text

Synonyms

Bulbophyllum sect. Hymenosepalum

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

Description

Species in this section are epiphytes or lithophytes. Plants have one to many flowers arraigned spirally. Sepals free usually with 3 veins.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Madagascar.[2]

Species

Bulbophyllum section Elasmotopus comprises the following species:[3]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum amphorimorphum H.Perrier 1951Madagascar1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae Schltr. 1924Madagascar400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum aubrevillei Bosser 1965Madagascar500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum fierenanaense G.A.Fisch & Hermans 2021Madagascar (Toamasina)1,128–1,264 metres (3,701–4,147 ft)
Bulbophyllum francoisii H.Perrier 1937Madagascar0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft)
Bulbophyllum oxycalyx Schltr. 1924Madagascar1,100–2,500 metres (3,600–8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum pandurella Schltr. 1924Madagascar1,100–2,000 metres (3,600–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum rauhii Toill. -Gen. & Bosser 1959Madagascar

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. 1 2 Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn N.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Botanical laboratory, University of Copenhagen (1999–2014). Genera orchidacearum (in Swedish). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-850513-6. OCLC 42870567.
  3. Fischer, Gunter A.; Gravendeel, Barbara; Sieder, Anton; Andriantiana, Jacky; Heiselmayer, Paul; Cribb, Phillip J.; Smidt, Eric de Camargo; Samuel, Rosabelle; Kiehn, Michael (2007). "Evolution of resupination in Malagasy species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Elsevier BV. 45 (1): 358–376. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.023. ISSN 1055-7903.
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