Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum falcatum

Bulbophyllum falcatum var. velutinum (Lindl.) J.J.Verm.

First published in Fl. Afrique Centr., Orchid.(2): 357 (1992)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, 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.
  • Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 29: 1-41.
  • 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 velutinum.]
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany. [Cited as Bulbophyllum velutinum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2003 Lane, P. [85] Cameroon K000107004 No
Mar 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [228] Cameroon K000106899 No
Mar 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [230] Cameroon K000107055 No
Nov 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9655] Cameroon K000105955 No
Stevart; Pial [310] Cameroon K:SPC-71963.000 No
Pollard, B.J. [230] Cameroon K:SPC-72395.000 No
Jongejan, P. [25] K:SPC-77946.000 No
la Croix, I. [1089] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-57093.000 No
Jongejan, P. [7] K:SPC-77986.000 No
Pollard, B.J. [228] Cameroon K:SPC-72405.000 No
Bulbophyllum simonii K:SPC-12695.000 No
Chew, C.W. [7] Cameroon Bulbophyllum simonii K:SPC-10767.000 No
Cameroon Bulbophyllum simonii K:SPC-12696.000 No
Chew, C.W. [6] Cameroon Bulbophyllum simonii K:SPC-14896.000 No
Cameroon Bulbophyllum simonii K:SPC-12697.000 No
Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-08774.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28074] Nigeria Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-12666.000 No
Jacques-Felix, H. Guinea Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-08775.000 No
Clear Cameroon Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-03074.000 No
Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-12667.000 No
Smith, G. Nigeria Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-43830.000 No
Adames, P. [209] Sierra Leone Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-12665.000 No
Togo Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-08773.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [522] Nigeria Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-14863.000 No
Smith, G. [572] Nigeria Bulbophyllum melanorrhachis K:SPC-45017.000 No
Adames, P. Sierra Leone Bulbophyllum rhizophorae K:SPC-14754.000 No
Cameroon Bulbophyllum rhizophorae K:SPC-08797.000 No
Bulbophyllum arnoldianum K:SPC-14908.000 No
Cox, J.K. [46] Ghana Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-14759.000 No
Barter [20118] Niger Bulbophyllum velutinum K000242405 Holotype Yes
Bulbophyllum velutinum K000242406 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4375] Sierra Leone Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-14758.000 No
Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-26252.000 No
Bulbophyllum velutinum K000242408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-14904.000 No
Oliphant, J.M. Sierra Leone Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-10776.000 No
Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-14902.000 No
Ghana Bulbophyllum velutinum K:SPC-14756.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Bulbophyllum velutinum K000242407 Unknown Type Material Yes

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