Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum aberrans Schltr.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 177 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nicobar Islands, Malaya, Borneo (Sabah), Sulawesi. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sulawesi

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Alappatt, J.P. (2018). Bulbophyllum aberrans (Orchidaceae) - An addition to the orchid flora of India. The Journal of Japanese Botany 93: 220-222.
  • 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.
  • Vermeulen, J., O'Byrne, P. & Lamb, A. (2015). Bulbophyllum of Borneo: 1-728. Nautural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J.J. & de Vogel, E.F. (2010). Genus Bulbophyllum. Flora Malesiana: Orchids of New Guinea 6 Publications department, National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden. [Cited as Bulbophyllum dischidiifolium.]
  • Vermeulen, J. & O'Byrne, P. (2011). Bulbophyllum of Sulawesi: 1-247. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. [Cited as Bulbophyllum dischidiifolium subsp. aberrans.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Alappatt, J.P. (2018). Bulbophyllum aberrans (Orchidaceae) - An addition to the orchid flora of India. The Journal of Japanese Botany 93: 220-222.
  • Vermeulen, J. & O'Byrne, P. (2011). Bulbophyllum of Sulawesi: 1-247. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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