Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum encephalodes Summerh.

First published in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 14: 228 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Kenya and S. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J.-P. (2004). Supplément à l'étude des Orchidaceae du Rwanda (VI). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 13: 16-18.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J.-P. (2004). Supplément à l'étude des Orchidaceae du Rwanda (VI). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 13: 16-18.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Morris, Epiph. Orch. Malawi: 44 (1970).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 101, fig. 36 (1968).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 760, fig. (1974).
  • Summerh. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. Univ. 14: 228 (1951)
  • Summerh. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 36, t. 3546 (1956).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 139, fig. 74/17 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2859] Cameroon K000106021 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10255] Tanzania K000453979 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Densem, P. [75934] Zimbabwe K000453982 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10255] Tanzania K000453978 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Leedal, G.P. [1887] Tanzania K000453972 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Morris, B. [60] Malawi K000453966 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10255] Tanzania K000453980 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Ball, J.S. [651] Zimbabwe K000453981 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Gray, C.C. [3] Kenya K000453969 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Sanford, W.W. [5655] Cameroon K000453960 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Milne-Redhead, E. [945] Zambia K000453986 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Moreau [6] Tanzania K000453973 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Morris, B. [60] Malawi K000453964 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Holmes, W.D. [016] Zambia K000453983 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Moreau, W.M. [6] Tanzania K000453975 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hutchinson, J. [4122] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453961 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Tweedie, E.M. [492] Kenya K000453967 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Williamson, G. [1860] Zambia K000453984 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Verdcourt, B. [1711] Kenya K000453968 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Greenway, P.J. [4742] Tanzania K000453974 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Malaisse, F. [4448] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453963 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Brass, L.J. [17871] Malawi K000453962 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Moreau, W.M. [6] Tanzania K000220035 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Moreau, W.M. [6] Tanzania K:SPC-10715.000 Type No
Jan 1, 1983 Moreau, W.M. [6] Tanzania K000453976 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Morris, B. [60] Malawi K000453965 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Eggeling, W.J. [3196] Uganda K000453970 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Milne-Redhead, E. [945] Zambia K000453985 Yes
Morico, B. [BM.60] Malawi K:SPC-26515.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [492] Kenya K:SPC-20011.000 No
Densem, P. [18] Zimbabwe K:SPC-12914.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10255] Tanzania K:SPC-36786.000 No
Meyer, H. [62] Uganda K:SPC-39246.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [492] Kenya K:SPC-08757.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [4483] Tanzania K000453971 Yes
Iversen, S.T.; Pettersson, B. [87483] Tanzania K000453977 Yes

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