Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa

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

Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa
(Rchb. f.) Cogn. 1902
Type species
Bulbophyllum chloropterum
Species

See text

Synonyms

Xiphizusa Rchb. f.

Description

Species in this section have unifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with a thin rachis holding flowers that are distichously arranged. Lateral sepals united to form a synsepal and petals are erect. Column foot with entire apex and shorter than the length of the column.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from Mexico down to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Xiphizusa comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum amazonicum L.O.Williams 1939Bolivia
Bulbophyllum antioquiense Kraenzl. 1899Colombia (Antioquia)
Bulbophyllum arianeae Fraga & E.C.Smidt 2004Brazil (Espirito Santo)300–470 metres (980–1,540 ft)
Bulbophyllum barbatum Barb.Rodr. 1881Brazil (Minas Gerais )
Bulbophyllum bidentatum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902Brazil (Minas Gerais )
Bulbophyllum carassense R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann 2009Brazil (Minas Gerais )1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum chloropterum Rchb.f. 1850Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais)800 metres (2,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum ciluliae Bianch. & J.A.N.Bat. 2004Brazil (Goiás)1,390 metres (4,560 ft)
Bulbophyllum dusenii Kraenzl. 1911Brazil(Parana)
Bulbophyllum fendlerianum E.C.Smidt & P.J.Cribb 2008Venezuela and Brazil1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum filifolium Borba & E.C. Smidt 2004Brazil (Minas Gerais)800–1,200 metres (2,600–3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum gehrtii E.C.Smidt & Borba 2009Brazil300 metres (980 ft)
Bulbophyllum gladiatum Lindl.1842Brazil (Bahia, Districto Federal, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina)
Bulbophyllum hatschbachianum E.C.Smidt & Borba 2008Brazil (Minas Gerais)950 metres (3,120 ft)
Bulbophyllum hoehnei E.C.Smidt & Borba 2007Brazil (Minas Gerais)700 metres (2,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum jacintense Campacci 2019Brazil (Minas Gerais)600 metres (2,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum jamaicense Cogn. 1909Jamaica150–900 metres (490–2,950 ft)
Bulbophyllum laciniatum (Barb. Rodr.) Cogn. 1902Brazil and Paraguay1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum longipetalum Pabst 1964southeastern Brazil
Bulbophyllum manarae Foldats 1968Venezuela and Brazil (Minas Gerais)1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum melloi Pabst 1977Brazil
Bulbophyllum paterangeli Campacci 2019Brazil (Minas Gerais)500 metres (1,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum plumosum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902Brazil ( Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Goias, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo )
Bulbophyllum solangeanum Campacci 2019Brazil (Minas Gerais)900 metres (3,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum solteroi R.González 1992Mexico (Jalisco)1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum teimosense E.C.Smidt & Borba 2009Brazil (Bahia)
Bulbophyllum vareschii Foldats 1968Venezuela700 metres (2,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum weberbauerianum Kraenzl. 1905Peru and Bolivia1,600 metres (5,200 ft)

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  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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