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Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis

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Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis
G.A. Fischer & J.J. Verm. ex J.J. Verm. 2014
Type species
Bulbophyllum apetalum
Species

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Synonyms

Genyorchis Schltr. 1910

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

Description

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Species in this section have lip attached to column foot by a strip of tissue.

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found in Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Zaire.[2]

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Genyorchis comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum apertiflorum (Summerh.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018 Nigeria 900 metres (3,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum apetalum Lindl. 1862 Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Congo, Zaire 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft)
Bulbophyllum deshmukhii U.B.Deshmukh & J.M.H.Shaw 2022 Cameroon
Bulbophyllum excavatum Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018 Equatorial Guinea
Bulbophyllum micropetalum Lindl. 1862 Cameroon to Congo 1,330–1,650 metres (4,360–5,410 ft)
Bulbophyllum paulae Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018 Congo
Bulbophyllum platybulbum (Schltr.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018 Cameroon to Gabon 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
Bulbophyllum pumilum (Sw.) Lindl. 1830 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda 0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft)
Bulbophyllum sanfordii (Szlach. & Olszewski) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018 Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon 100–770 metres (330–2,530 ft)
Bulbophyllum summerhayesianum (Szlach. & Olszewski) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018 Nigeria

References

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  1. ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ Pridgeon, A.M.; Chase, M.W.; Rasmussen, F.N. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3). OUP Oxford. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7. Retrieved 2023-06-24.