Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum falcatum

Bulbophyllum falcatum var. bufo (Lindl.) Govaerts

First published in World Checkl. Seed Pl. 2(1): 14 (1996)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, 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.
  • 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.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany. [Cited as Bulbophyllum bufo.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Deistel H. [0s.n.3] Cameroon K000106793 Type No
Jan 1, 1983 Schlechter, F.R.R. [12898] Cameroon K000106794 Type No
Harley, W.J. [1835] Liberia Bulbophyllum bufo K:SPC-08736.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1768] Liberia Bulbophyllum bufo K:SPC-10701.000 No
Keay, R.W.J.; Savory, H.J. Nigeria Bulbophyllum bufo K:SPC-14916.000 No
Cable, S.; Manthi, F.; Kahinju, S.; Ekpe, K.; Iwatt, J. [2091] Cameroon Bulbophyllum bufo K001518112 Yes
Cheek, M.; Mambo; Elangwe; Namata [8012] Cameroon Bulbophyllum bufo K001518108 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [7931] Cote d'Ivoire Bulbophyllum bufo K:SPC-48283.000 No
Guinea Bulbophyllum bufo K:SPC-08737.000 No
Mackenzie, R. [King 199] Nigeria Bulbophyllum bufo K:SPC-29920.000 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