Bulbophyllum roxburghii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 263 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to Bangladesh. It is a Pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarly in the Wet Tropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Aerides radiata Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 476 (1832)
- Cirrhopetalum roxburghii Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 58 (1830)
- Phyllorkis roxburghii (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Bulbophyllum sikkimense (King & Pantl.) J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 8: 28 (1912)
- Cirrhopetalum sikkimense King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 90 (1898)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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.
- Rokaya, M.B. & al. (2013). An annotated checklist of the orchids of Nepal. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 511-550.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India. [Cited as Cirrhopetalum sikkimense.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Huda, M.K. (2007). An updated enumeration of the family Orchidaceae from Bangladesh. The Journal of the Orchid Society of India 21: 35-49.
- Rokaya, M.B. & al. (2013). An annotated checklist of the orchids of Nepal. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 511-550.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Griesson, A., India | 45742.000 | No | |||
India | 55750.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 10974.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 10975.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 10976.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 10977.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 10978.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 19180.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 19952.000 | No | |||
Bulbophyllum sikkimense | 19956.000 | No | |||
Pantling, R. [148], India | Bulbophyllum sikkimense | K000829945 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images