Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium

Section of flowering plants

Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium

Bulbophyllum falcatum var. velutinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Asparagales
Family:  | Orchidaceae
Subfamily:  | Epidendroideae
Tribe:  | Dendrobieae
Genus:  | Bulbophyllum
Section:  | Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium
G.A. Fischer & J.J. Verm. ex J.J. Verm.
Type species
Bulbophyllum falcatum

(Lindl.) Rchb. f.

Species

See text

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

## Description[edit]

Species in this section have a creeping rhizome and 4 pollina.

## Distribution[edit]

Plants from this section are found in Africa.

## Species[edit]

Bulbophyllum section  Megaclinium comprises the following species:

Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m)

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| Bulbophyllum calyptratum Kraenzl. 1895 | Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
| Bulbophyllum carnosilabium Summerh. 1953 publ. 1954 | Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire | 850 metres (2,790 ft)
| Bulbophyllum colubrinum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1861 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaire and Angola | 100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft)
| Bulbophyllum curvimentatum J.J.Verm. 1984 | Equatorial Guinea, Bioko and Sao Tome | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
| Bulbophyllum dolabriforme J.J.Verm. 1987 | northwestern Nigeria |
| Bulbophyllum falcatum [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861 | Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda | 0–1,800 metres (0–5,906 ft)
| Bulbophyllum falcipetalum Lindl., 1862 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon and Gabon |
| Bulbophyllum fayi J.J.Verm. 1992 | Central African Republic, Cameroon and Gabon | 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
| Bulbophyllum imbricatum Lindl. 1841 | Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Zaire | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
| Bulbophyllum injoloense De Wild. 1916 | Zaire and Zambia | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
| Bulbophyllum lizae J.J.Verm. 1984 | Sao Tome Island | 1,350–1,400 metres (4,430–4,590 ft)
| Bulbophyllum magnibracteatum Summerh. 1935 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire | 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft)
| Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861 | Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, togo, Liberia, Nigeria, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola | 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft)
| Bulbophyllum parvum Summerh. 1957 | Sierra Leone | 700 metres (2,300 ft)
| Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis (De Wild.) Schltr 1914 | Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Zaire |
| Bulbophyllum renkinianum (Laurent) De Wild. 1921 | Gabon and Zaire |
| Bulbophyllum resupinatum Ridley 1877 | Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome, Sierra Leone and Zaire |
| Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. 1878 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Rwanda and Zaire | 200–2,200 metres (660–7,220 ft)
| Bulbophyllum sangae Schltr. 1905 | Congo |
| Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus 1889 | Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire, Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa(Cape Province and Natal) | 100–2,300 metres (330–7,550 ft)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15726514
* Tropicos: 100488132

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