Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus

Short description: Section of flowering plants

Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus

Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Asparagales
Family:  | Orchidaceae
Subfamily:  | Epidendroideae
Tribe:  | Dendrobieae
Genus:  | Bulbophyllum
Section:  | Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus
Schlechter 1925
Type species
Bulbophyllum oxycalyx

Species

See text

Synonyms

Bulbophyllum sect. Hymenosepalum

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

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 Species
* 4 References

## Description

Species in this section are epiphytes or lithophytes. Plants have one to many flowers arraigned spirally. Sepals free usually with 3 veins.[2]

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Madagascar .[2]

## Species

Bulbophyllum section  Elasmotopus comprises the following species:[3]

Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m)

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| Bulbophyllum amphorimorphum H.Perrier 1951 | Madagascar | 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
| Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft)
| Bulbophyllum aubrevillei Bosser 1965 | Madagascar | 500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)
| Bulbophyllum fierenanaense G.A.Fisch & Hermans 2021 | Madagascar (Toamasina) | 1,128–1,264 metres (3,701–4,147 ft)
| Bulbophyllum francoisii H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft)
| Bulbophyllum oxycalyx Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,100–2,500 metres (3,600–8,200 ft)
| Bulbophyllum pandurella Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,100–2,000 metres (3,600–6,600 ft)
| Bulbophyllum rauhii Toill. -Gen. & Bosser 1959 | Madagascar |

## References

1. ↑ "Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus". https://www.tropicos.org/name/100488138.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn N.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Botanical laboratory, University of Copenhagen (1999–2014) (in sv). Genera orchidacearum. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-850513-6. OCLC 42870567.
3. ↑ Fischer, Gunter A.; Gravendeel, Barbara; Sieder, Anton; Andriantiana, Jacky; Heiselmayer, Paul; Cribb, Phillip J.; Smidt, Eric de Camargo; Samuel, Rosabelle et al. (2007). "Evolution of resupination in Malagasy species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Elsevier BV) 45 (1): 358–376. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.023. ISSN 1055-7903.

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