Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum epiphytum Barb.Rodr.

First published in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 40 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to Bolivia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mancinelli, W.S. & de Camargo Smidt, E. (2012). O gênero Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) na ragião sul do Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 803-815.
  • Ribeiro, P.L., Borba, E.L. & Toscano-De-Brito, A.L.V. (2005). O gênero Bulbophyllum Thouars (Orchidaceae) na Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brasil. Revista Brasileira da Botánica 28: 423-439.
  • Smidt, E.C. & Borba, E.L. (2009). Nomenclatural notes on Neotropical Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae). Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 60: 633-639.
  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mancinelli, W.S. & de Camargo Smidt, E. (2012). O gênero Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) na ragião sul do Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 803-815.
  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 20, 1970 Harley, R.M.; Barroso, G.M. [11321] Brazil K000847097 Yes
Irwin, Souza,, Reis dos Santos [11759] Brazil K000078704 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0