Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum cochleatum

Bulbophyllum cochleatum var. tenuicaule (Lindl.) J.J.Verm.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 56: 230 (1986)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Nigeria to Kenya. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259. [Cited as Bulbophyllum tenuicaule.]
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany. [Cited as Bulbophyllum tenuicaule.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2008 Simo, P. [218] Cameroon K000580399 No
Mar 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7618] Cameroon K000106078 No
Jan 1, 1982 Mann [648] Equatorial Guinea K000410125 Type Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Girling; Nkankano; Nucam; Nkeng [672] Cameroon K001422333 Yes
Exell, A.W. [390] Sao Tome and Principe Bulbophyllum thomense K000410124 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wimbush, S.H. Nigeria Bulbophyllum tenuicaule K:SPC-05645.000 No
Cameroon Bulbophyllum tenuicaule K:SPC-14897.000 No
Cameroon Bulbophyllum tenuicaule K:SPC-10768.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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