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Bulbophyllum sect. Oreonastes

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

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

Description

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Species in this section has rhizomes and pseudobulbs with two leaves

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found in African lowland forest.

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Oreonastes comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum acutibracteatum De Wild.1921 Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands and Zaire 650–2,300 metres (2,130–7,550 ft)
Bulbophyllum concatenatum P.J.Cribb & P.Taylor 1980 Tanzania 0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft)
Bulbophyllum encephalodes Summerh. 1951 Nigeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum fuscum Lindl. 1839 Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe 1,100–1,500 metres (3,600–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum horridulum J.J.Verm. 1986 Zaire 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum lupulinum Lindl. 1862 Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Congo, Zaire, Ethiopia Zambia 1,400–2,000 metres (4,600–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum oreonastes Rchb.f. 1881 Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Cameroons, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gulf Of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Zambia and Malawi 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum oxychilum Schltr. 1905 Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum teretifolium Schltr. 1905 Cameroon 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum unifoliatum De Wild. 1921 Rwanda, Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe 1,000–1,700 metres (3,300–5,600 ft)

References

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  1. ^ "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2023-05-23.