Bulbophyllum comatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Dendrobieae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulbophyllum comatum
Varietates: (2)
B. c. var. comatum – B. c. var. inflatum

Name

Bulbophyllum comatum Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 128 (1862)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phyllorkis comata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891)

References

• Lindley, J. 1862. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 6: 128.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 4 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Bulbophyllum comatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 17. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2016. Bulbophyllum comatum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Bulbophyllum comatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct. 2016.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Bulbophyllum comatum. Published online. Accessed: 17. Oct. 2016.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa  Regional: West Tropical Africa Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition