Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium
Bulbophyllum falcatum var. velutinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium
G.A. Fischer & J.J. Verm. ex J.J. Verm.
Type species
Bulbophyllum falcatum
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Megaclinium Lindl. 1826

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

Description

Species in this section have a creeping rhizome and 4 pollina.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Africa.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Megaclinium comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum calyptratum Kraenzl. 1895Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum carnosilabium Summerh. 1953 publ. 1954Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire850 metres (2,790 ft)
Bulbophyllum colubrinum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1861Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaire and Angola100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft)
Bulbophyllum curvimentatum J.J.Verm. 1984Equatorial Guinea, Bioko and Sao Tome1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum dolabriforme J.J.Verm. 1987northwestern Nigeria
Bulbophyllum falcatum [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda0–1,800 metres (0–5,906 ft)
Bulbophyllum falcipetalum Lindl., 1862Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon and Gabon
Bulbophyllum fayi J.J.Verm. 1992Central African Republic, Cameroon and Gabon0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
Bulbophyllum imbricatum Lindl. 1841Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Zaire0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
Bulbophyllum injoloense De Wild. 1916Zaire and Zambia0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
Bulbophyllum lizae J.J.Verm. 1984São Tomé Island1,350–1,400 metres (4,430–4,590 ft)
Bulbophyllum luciphilum Stevart 2000São Tomé Island1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum magnibracteatum Summerh. 1935Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, togo, Liberia, Nigeria, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum nummularia (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) Rolfe 1897Cameroon
Bulbophyllum parvum Summerh. 1957Sierra Leone700 metres (2,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis (De Wild.) Schltr 1914Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Zaire
Bulbophyllum renkinianum (Laurent) De Wild. 1921Gabon and Zaire
Bulbophyllum resupinatum Ridley 1877Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome, Sierra Leone and Zaire
Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. 1878Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Rwanda and Zaire200–2,200 metres (660–7,220 ft)
Bulbophyllum sangae Schltr. 1905Congo
Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus 1889Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire, Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa(Cape Province and Natal)100–2,300 metres (330–7,550 ft)

Natural Hybrids

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)Parentage
Bulbophyllum × chikukwa Fibeck & Mavi 2000 publ. 2001ZimbabweBulbophyllum maximum × Bulbophyllum scaberulum

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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