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Bulbophyllum sect. Schistopetalum

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Bulbophyllum sect. Schistopetalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Schistopetalum
Schltr. 1913
Type species
Bulbophyllum schistopetalum
Species

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

Description

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Species in this section are epiphytes with a single inflorescence with amplexicaul floral bracts.

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found in New Guinea.[2]

Species

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Bulbophyllum section Schistopetalum comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum aristopetalum Kores 1989 Fiji
Bulbophyllum barbasapientis J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum barbavagabundum J.J.Verm. 2008 western New Guinea 450 metres (1,480 ft)
Bulbophyllum chimaera Schltr. 1913 Papua and New Guinea 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum distichobulbum P.J.Cribb 1995 Samoa and Niue 130–270 metres (430–890 ft)
Bulbophyllum filamentosum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea 700 metres (2,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum fissipetalum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea 40 metres (130 ft)
Bulbophyllum hasallii Kores 1989 Solomon Islands, Fiji and Niue
Bulbophyllum schistopetalum Schltr. 1905 Bismark Archipelago 600 metres (2,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum trigonidioides J.J.Sm. 1935 western New Guinea 600 metres (2,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum whitteniorum Saputra, Schuit., Metusala & Heatubun 2023 Papua and New Guinea

References

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  1. ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Schistopetalum ". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ "Largest online collection of New Guinea orchids". Orchids of New Guinea. Retrieved 2023-06-18.