Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum retusiusculum Rchb.f.

First published in Gard. Chron. 1869: 1182 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Central China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
  • 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.
  • Mitra, S. & Mukherjee, S.K. (2010). Diversity of genus Bulbophyllum Thouars in West Bengal - A census. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 224-234.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mitra, S. & Mukherjee, S.K. (2010). Diversity of genus Bulbophyllum Thouars in West Bengal - A census. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 224-234.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1978 Kerr, A.F.G. [0779] Thailand K000597360 No
Aug 1, 1978 Kerr, A.F.G. [0779] Thailand K000597367 No
Jan 10, 1973 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597366 No
Jan 10, 1973 Kerr, A.F.G. [170] Thailand K000597365 No
Jan 10, 1973 Kerr, A.F.G. [170] Thailand K000597364 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Laos K000597362 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Laos K000597363 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cambodia K:SPC-78609.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0980] Laos K000597361 No
K:SPC-72737.000 No
Forrest, G. [11468] China Bulbophyllum oreogenes K000867008 Syntype Yes
Bulbophyllum oreogenes K:SPC-12731.000 No
Forrest, G. [18449] China Bulbophyllum oreogenes K000867009 Syntype Yes

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