Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum rufinum Rchb.f.

First published in Xenia Orchid. 3: 45 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam (Manipur) to China (S. Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chowlu, K., Rao, A.N., Angela, N. & Vij, S.P. (2013). A brief account of the genus Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) in Manipur, India. Rheedea 23: 86-97.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoque, M.M. & al. (2019). https://orchidsocietyindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TWO-NEW-RECORDS-OF-THE-GENUS-BULBOPHYLLUM-THOU-3.pdf. epublication.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Rysy, W. (2010). Bulbophyllum von Sikkim bis Samoa. Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg 61: 410-417.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chowlu, K., Rao, A.N., Angela, N. & Vij, S.P. (2013). A brief account of the genus Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) in Manipur, India. Rheedea 23: 86-97.
  • Hoque, M.M. & al. (2019). https://orchidsocietyindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TWO-NEW-RECORDS-OF-THE-GENUS-BULBOPHYLLUM-THOU-3.pdf. epublication.
  • Ong, P.T., O'Byrne, P., Saw, L.G. & Chung, R.C.K. (2017). Checklist of orchids of Peninsular Malaysia. Research pamphlet, Forest Research Institute, Federation of Malaya 136: 1-169.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1978 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597296 Yes
K:SPC-12689.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K:SPC-51528.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0194] Thailand K000597295 Yes
K:SPC-14757.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0657] Thailand K000597291 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [201] Thailand K000597292 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [201] Thailand K000597293 Yes
K:SPC-12690.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [318] Thailand K000597294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K:SPC-78066.000 No
K:SPC-18988.000 No
Menzies, D.; Dupuy, D. [119] Thailand K:SPC-48231.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0