Bulbophyllum sect. Eublepharon

Bulbophyllum sect. Eublepharon
Bulbophyllum scabratum
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. EublepharonJ J Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2014
Type species
Bulbophyllum eublepharon
Species

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Bulbophyllum sect. Eublepharon is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1]

Description

Species in this section are epiphytes with creeping rhizomes and pseudobulbs that wrinkle with age along longitudinal lines.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in China, India, Vietnam, and Japan.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Eublepharon comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum eublepharumRchb.f. 1861India(Assam), Nepal, China (Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, and Myanmar2,000–2,500 metres (6,600–8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum scabratumRchb. f. 1861China (Hong Kong and Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan and Zhejiang), Taiwan, Assam India, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand900–2,000 metres (3,000–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum vietnamenseSeidenf. 1975Vietnam

References

  1. ^"Bulbophyllum sect. Eublepharon". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^VERMEULEN, JAAP J.; SCHUITEMAN, ANDRÉ; DE VOGEL, EDUARD F. (2014-04-23). "Nomenclatural changes in Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae)". Phytotaxa. 166 (2). Magnolia Press: 101. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.166.2.1. ISSN 1179-3163.