Bulbophyllum elliae

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 elliae

Name

Bulbophyllum elliae Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 263 (1861)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cirrhopetalum elliae (Rchb.f.) Trimen, Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon: 88 (1885)
  • Phyllorkis elliae (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 676 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Cirrhopetalum wightii Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 299 (1861)
  • Cirrhopetalum roseum Jayaw., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 10: 108 (1963)
  • Bulbophyllum jayaweerae S.S.Fernando & Ormerod, Rheedea 18: 8 (2008)

References

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1861. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6: 263.
• 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 elliae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2016. Bulbophyllum elliae in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 31.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Bulbophyllum elliae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2016.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Bulbophyllum elliae. Published online. Accessed: 31. Oct. 2016.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition