Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys

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Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys
Bulbophyllum occlusum 120580148.jpg
Bulbophyllum occlusum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys
Schltr.
Type species
Bulbophyllum occlusum
Species

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

Contents

Description

Species in this section is are rhizomatus with one to two leaves on the pseudobulb blooming with a racemose of flowers with bracts. [2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Madagascar. [3]

Species

Bulbophyllum section Alcistachys comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum bathieanum Schltr. 1916Madagascar500–1,400 metres (1,600–4,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum hamelinii W.Watson, Gard. & Forest 6 336 (1893) (50209120477).jpg Bulbophyllum hamelinii W.Watson 1893Madagascar800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum occlusum 120580148 (cropped).jpg Bulbophyllum occlusum Ridl. 1885Madagascar600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum sulfureum Schlechter 1924Madagascar800–1,700 metres (2,600–5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum variegatum Thouars 1822Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft)

References

  1. ↑ "Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ↑ Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn N. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3). OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN   978-0-19-964651-7.
  3. ↑ "IOSPE PHOTOS". Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
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