Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene

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

Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene
Bulbophyllum dayanum from Curtis Botanical Magazine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene
(Lindl.) J.J. Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2014
Type species
Bulbophyllum kingii
Hook.f. 1890
Species

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Synonyms

Acrochaene Lindley 1853

Description

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Species in this section are creeping rhizomatous epiphytes with a single flower with 3 vein petals and 4 pollinas

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found from India to Vietnam and South to Thailand.

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Acrochaene comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum dayanum Rchb. f. 1865 India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand 700–1,300 metres (2,300–4,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum kingii Hook.f. 1890 Assam, the eastern Himalayas, Myanmar and Thailand 1,300–2,200 metres (4,300–7,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum sigaldiae Guillaumin 1955 Vietnam and Thailand 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft)

References

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  1. ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.