Bulbophyllum falcatum

Bulbophyllum falcatum

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 falcatum
Varietates: (3)
B. f. var. bufo – B. f. var. falcatum – B. f. var. velutinum

Name

Bulbophyllum falcatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 258 (1861).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Megaclinium falcatum Lindl., Bot. Reg. 12: t. 989 (1826).
• Homotypic
  • Phyllorkis falcata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Uganda. West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1861. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6: 258.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bulbophyllum falcatum. Accessed: 2023 Jun 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bulbophyllum falcatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Bulbophyllum falcatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 618901-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bulbophyllum falcatum. Accessed: 5 Jun 2023 618901-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bulbophyllum falcatum. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jun 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Bulbophyllum falcatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 小眼镜蛇石豆兰

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