Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene
| Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene | |
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| Bulbophyllum dayanum from Curtis Botanical Magazine | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Synonyms | |
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Acrochaene Lindley 1853 | |
Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1]
Description
[edit]Species in this section are creeping rhizomatous epiphytes with a single flower with 3 vein petals and 4 pollinas
Distribution
[edit]Plants from this section are found from India to Vietnam and South to Thailand.
Species
[edit]Bulbophyllum section Acrochaene comprises the following species:
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Acrochaene". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.