Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle
Bulbophyllum tripetalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle
[Lindley] Cogn. 1902
Type species
Bulbophyllum exaltatum
Species

See text

Synonyms

Didactyle Lindl.

Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] It is one of six Bulbophyllum sections found in the Americas.[2]

Description

Species in this section have unifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with a thin rachis holding flowers that are distichously arranged. Lateral sepals totally free, petals patent. Column foot with bilobed apex and shorter than the length of the column.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Paraguay, through Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Didactyle comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum bolivianum Schltr. 1922 Bolivia1,524 metres (5,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum claussenii Rchb.f. 1846Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Bulbophyllum dacruzii Campacci 2010Brazil (Minas Gerais)220 metres (720 ft)
Bulbophyllum exaltatum Lindl. 1842southern Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil800–1,600 metres (2,600–5,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum geraense Rchb.f. 1864Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Bulbophyllum incarum Kraenzl. 1905Peru800 metres (2,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum involutum Borba, Semir & F.Barros 1998Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia )1,000–1,700 metres (3,300–5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum ipanemense Hoehne 1938Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio De Janeiro, and Espirito Santo)1,800 metres (5,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum lehmannianum Kraenzl. 1899Colombia and Venezuela1,400–1,600 metres (4,600–5,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum machupicchuense D.E.Benn. & Christenson 2001Peru2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum meridense Rchb.f.1850Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Brazil900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum paranaense Schltr. 1919Brazil (Parana and Sao Paulo)
Bulbophyllum perii Schltr. 1922Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais and Paraná)
Bulbophyllum popayanense Kraenzl. 1899Colombia (Minas Gerais)
Bulbophyllum reiginaldoi Campacci 2009Brazil600 metres (2,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum roraimense Rolfe 1896Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil (Bahia)1,700 metres (5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum sanderianum Rolfe 1893Brazil (Minas Gerais, Pernambuco and Alagoas)500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum tripetalum Lindl. 1842Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay740 metres (2,430 ft)
Bulbophyllum weddelii [Lindley]Rchb.f 1864Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais)1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)Parentage
Bulbophyllum × guartelae Mancinelli & E.C.Smidt 2012Brazil700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 ft)Bulbophyllum tripetalum × Bulbophyllum perii
Bulbophyllum × cipoense Borba & Semir 1998Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais)Bulbophyllum involutum × Bulbophyllum weddelii

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. 1 2 Smidt, Eric C.; Borba, Eduardo L.; Gravendeel, Barbara; Fischer, Gunter A.; van den Berg, Cássio (2011). "Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical sections of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) using nuclear and plastid spacers". Taxon. Wiley. 60 (4): 1050–1064. doi:10.1002/tax.604009. ISSN 0040-0262.
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