Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum macraei (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 263 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. India, Sri Lanka, E. Himalaya to Japan (Yakushima, Tanegashima). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Li, L., Ye, D.P. & Xing, F.W. (2009). Additions to the genus Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from China. Bulletin of Botanical Research, Harbin 29: 260-263.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Li, L., Ye, D.P. & Xing, F.W. (2009). Additions to the genus Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from China. Bulletin of Botanical Research, Harbin 29: 260-263.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sri Lanka K:SPC-19945.000 No
Ponsonby, L. [233] Sri Lanka K:SPC-44282.000 No
Price, W.R. [1043] Taiwan Bulbophyllum formosanum K000867019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Price, W.R. [1043] Taiwan Bulbophyllum formosanum K000867018 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images