Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum sterile (Lam.) Suresh

First published in D.H.Nicolson, C.R.Suresh & K.S.Manilal, Interpr. Van Rheede's Hort. Malab.: 298 (1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to India and Myanmar. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dalström, S., Gyeltshen, C. & Gyeltshen, N. (eds.) (2017). A Century of new orchid records in Bhutan: 1-210. National Biodiversity Centre, Thimphu.
  • 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.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dalström, S., Gyeltshen, C. & Gyeltshen, N. (eds.) (2017). A Century of new orchid records in Bhutan: 1-210. National Biodiversity Centre, Thimphu.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 1: 1-897. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Schuiteman, A. (2010-). Personal communication on Orchidaceae 10 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 9, 1927 Wight, R. [s.n.] India Bulbophyllum nilgherrense K000829149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 9, 1927 s.coll. [s.n.] Bulbophyllum nilgherrense K000829148 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulbophyllum nilgherrense K000829147 Unknown Type Material 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