Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus

Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1]

Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus
Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus
Schlechter 1925
Type species
Bulbophyllum oxycalyx
Species

See text

Synonyms

Bulbophyllum sect. Hymenosepalum

Description

Species in this section are epiphytes or lithophytes. Plants have one to many flowers arraigned spirally. Sepals free usually with 3 veins.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Madagascar.[2]

Species

Bulbophyllum section Elasmotopus comprises the following species:[3]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum amphorimorphum H.Perrier 1951Madagascar1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum analamazoatrae Schltr. 1924Madagascar400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum aubrevillei Bosser 1965Madagascar500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum fierenanaense G.A.Fisch & Hermans 2021Madagascar (Toamasina)1,128–1,264 metres (3,701–4,147 ft)
Bulbophyllum francoisii H.Perrier 1937Madagascar0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft)
Bulbophyllum oxycalyx Schltr. 1924Madagascar1,100–2,500 metres (3,600–8,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum pandurella Schltr. 1924Madagascar1,100–2,000 metres (3,600–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum rauhii Toill. -Gen. & Bosser 1959Madagascar

References
  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Elasmotopus". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn N.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Botanical laboratory, University of Copenhagen (1999–2014). Genera orchidacearum (in Swedish). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-850513-6. OCLC 42870567.
  3. Fischer, Gunter A.; Gravendeel, Barbara; Sieder, Anton; Andriantiana, Jacky; Heiselmayer, Paul; Cribb, Phillip J.; Smidt, Eric de Camargo; Samuel, Rosabelle; Kiehn, Michael (2007). "Evolution of resupination in Malagasy species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Elsevier BV. 45 (1): 358–376. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.023. ISSN 1055-7903.
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