Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum josephi

Bulbophyllum josephi var. mahonii (Rolfe) J.J.Verm.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 56: 232 (1986)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Tropical Africa to Malawi. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Gregory, H. [193] Cameroon K000107065 Holotype Yes
Cameroon Bulbophyllum modicum K:SPC-14740.000 No
Jan 1, 1982 s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K000410067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Mahon [s.n.] Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K000410066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morris, B. [61 A] Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K:SPC-28245.000 No
Polhill, R.; Brummitt, R. Zambia Bulbophyllum mahonii K:SPC-36340.000 No
Johnston-Stewart, N. [37] Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K:SPC-42356.000 No
Stead, D. [30] Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K:SPC-47266.000 No
Johnston-Stewart, N. Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K:SPC-42363.000 No
Gassner, A. [10] Malawi Bulbophyllum mahonii K:SPC-42792.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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