Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum apheles J.J.Verm.

First published in Orchids Borneo 2: 245 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo (Sabah). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

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.
  • Rysy, W. (2010). Bulbophyllum von Sikkim bis Samoa. Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg 61: 410-417.
  • Vermeulen, J., O'Byrne, P. & Lamb, A. (2015). Bulbophyllum of Borneo: 1-728. Nautural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rysy, W. (2010). Bulbophyllum von Sikkim bis Samoa. Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg 61: 410-417.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Vermeulen, J.J. [487] Malaysia K000829832 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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