Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle

Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] It is one of six Bulbophyllum sections found in the Americas.[2]

Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle
Bulbophyllum tripetalum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle
[Lindley] Cogn. 1902
Type species
Bulbophyllum exaltatum
Species

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Synonyms

Didactyle Lindl.

Description

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Species in this section have unifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with a thin rachis holding flowers that are distichously arranged. Lateral sepals totally free, petals patent. Column foot with bilobed apex and shorter than the length of the column.[2]

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found from Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Paraguay, through Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Didactyle comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum bolivianum Schltr. 1922 Bolivia 1,524 metres (5,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum claussenii Rchb.f. 1846 Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Bulbophyllum dacruzii Campacci 2010 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 220 metres (720 ft)
  Bulbophyllum exaltatum Lindl. 1842 southern Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil 800–1,600 metres (2,600–5,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum geraense Rchb.f. 1864 Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Bulbophyllum incarum Kraenzl. 1905 Peru 800 metres (2,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum involutum Borba, Semir & F.Barros 1998 Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia ) 1,000–1,700 metres (3,300–5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum ipanemense Hoehne 1938 Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio De Janeiro, and Espirito Santo) 1,800 metres (5,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum lehmannianum Kraenzl. 1899 Colombia and Venezuela 1,400–1,600 metres (4,600–5,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum machupicchuense D.E.Benn. & Christenson 2001 Peru 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum meridense Rchb.f.1850 Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Brazil 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum paranaense Schltr. 1919 Brazil (Parana and Sao Paulo)
Bulbophyllum perii Schltr. 1922 Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais and Paraná)
Bulbophyllum popayanense Kraenzl. 1899 Colombia (Minas Gerais)
Bulbophyllum reiginaldoi Campacci 2009 Brazil 600 metres (2,000 ft)
  Bulbophyllum roraimense Rolfe 1896 Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil (Bahia) 1,700 metres (5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum sanderianum Rolfe 1893 Brazil (Minas Gerais, Pernambuco and Alagoas) 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft)
  Bulbophyllum tripetalum Lindl. 1842 Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay 740 metres (2,430 ft)
Bulbophyllum weddelii [Lindley]Rchb.f 1864 Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais) 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

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Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Parentage
Bulbophyllum × guartelae Mancinelli & E.C.Smidt 2012 Brazil 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 ft) Bulbophyllum tripetalum × Bulbophyllum perii
Bulbophyllum × cipoense Borba & Semir 1998 Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais) Bulbophyllum involutum × Bulbophyllum weddelii

References

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  1. ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle". 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.