Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium

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

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

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Synonyms
  • Megaclinium Lindl. 1826

Description

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

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found in Africa.

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Megaclinium comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum calyptratum Kraenzl. 1895 Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum carnosilabium Summerh. 1953 publ. 1954 Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire 850 metres (2,790 ft)
Bulbophyllum colubrinum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1861 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaire and Angola 100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft)
Bulbophyllum curvimentatum J.J.Verm. 1984 Equatorial Guinea, Bioko and Sao Tome 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum dolabriforme J.J.Verm. 1987 northwestern Nigeria
  Bulbophyllum falcatum [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861 Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda 0–1,800 metres (0–5,906 ft)
Bulbophyllum falcipetalum Lindl., 1862 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon and Gabon
  Bulbophyllum fayi J.J.Verm. 1992 Central African Republic, Cameroon and Gabon 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
  Bulbophyllum imbricatum Lindl. 1841 Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Zaire 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
Bulbophyllum injoloense De Wild. 1916 Zaire and Zambia 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
  Bulbophyllum lizae J.J.Verm. 1984 São Tomé Island 1,350–1,400 metres (4,430–4,590 ft)
Bulbophyllum luciphilum Stevart 2000 São Tomé Island 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum magnibracteatum Summerh. 1935 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
  Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861 Sierra 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 Angola 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum nummularia (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) Rolfe 1897 Cameroon
Bulbophyllum parvum Summerh. 1957 Sierra Leone 700 metres (2,300 ft)
  Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis (De Wild.) Schltr 1914 Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Zaire
Bulbophyllum renkinianum (Laurent) De Wild. 1921 Gabon and Zaire
Bulbophyllum resupinatum Ridley 1877 Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome, Sierra Leone and Zaire
Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. 1878 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Rwanda and Zaire 200–2,200 metres (660–7,220 ft)
Bulbophyllum sangae Schltr. 1905 Congo
  Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus 1889 Ghana, 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

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Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Parentage
Bulbophyllum × chikukwa Fibeck & Mavi 2000 publ. 2001 Zimbabwe Bulbophyllum maximum × Bulbophyllum scaberulum

References

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