Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis
G.A. Fischer & J.J. Verm. ex J.J. Verm. 2014
Type species
Bulbophyllum apetalum
Species

See text

Synonyms

Genyorchis Schltr. 1910

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

Description

Species in this section have lip attached to column foot by a strip of tissue.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Zaire.[2]

Species

Bulbophyllum section Genyorchis comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum apertiflorum (Summerh.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018Nigeria900 metres (3,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum apetalum Lindl. 1862Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Congo, Zaire0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft)
Bulbophyllum excavatum Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018Equatorial Guinea
Bulbophyllum micropetalum Lindl. 1862Cameroon to Congo1,330–1,650 metres (4,360–5,410 ft)
Bulbophyllum paulae Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018Congo
Bulbophyllum platybulbum (Schltr.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018Cameroon to Gabon0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
Bulbophyllum pumilum (Sw.) Lindl. 1830Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft)
Bulbophyllum sanfordii (Szlach. & Olszewski) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon100–770 metres (330–2,530 ft)
Bulbophyllum summerhayesianum (Szlach. & Olszewski) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw 2018Nigeria

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Genyorchis". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. Pridgeon, A.M.; Chase, M.W.; Rasmussen, F.N. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3) (in French). OUP Oxford. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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