Biology:Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa

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Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa
Scientific classification e
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.

Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa 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 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:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum amazonicum L.O.Williams 1939 Bolivia
Bulbophyllum antioquiense Kraenzl. 1899 Colombia (Antioquia)
Bulbophyllum arianeae Fraga & E.C.Smidt 2004 Brazil (Espirito Santo) 300–470 metres (980–1,540 ft)
Bulbophyllum barbatum Barb.Rodr. 1881 Brazil (Minas Gerais )
Bulbophyllum bidentatum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 Brazil (Minas Gerais )
Bulbophyllum carassense R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann 2009 Brazil (Minas Gerais ) 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum chloropterum Rchb.f. 1850 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais) 800 metres (2,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum ciluliae Bianch. & J.A.N.Bat. 2004 Brazil (Goiás) 1,390 metres (4,560 ft)
Bulbophyllum dusenii Kraenzl. 1911 Brazil(Parana)
Bulbophyllum fendlerianum E.C.Smidt & P.J.Cribb 2008 Venezuela and Brazil 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum filifolium Borba & E.C. Smidt 2004 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 800–1,200 metres (2,600–3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum gehrtii E.C.Smidt & Borba 2009 Brazil 300 metres (980 ft)
Bulbophyllum gladiatum Lindl.1842 Brazil (Bahia, Districto Federal, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina)
Bulbophyllum hatschbachianum E.C.Smidt & Borba 2008 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 950 metres (3,120 ft)
Bulbophyllum hoehnei E.C.Smidt & Borba 2007 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 700 metres (2,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum jacintense Campacci 2019 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 600 metres (2,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum jamaicense Cogn. 1909 Jamaica 150–900 metres (490–2,950 ft)
Bulbophyllum laciniatum (Barb. Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 Brazil and Paraguay 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum longipetalum Pabst 1964 southeastern Brazil
Bulbophyllum manarae Foldats 1968 Venezuela and Brazil (Minas Gerais) 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum melloi Pabst 1977 Brazil
Bulbophyllum parex J. Alvarez-Diaz & J.S. Moreno 2023 Colombia (Hulia) 1,070 metres (3,510 ft)
Bulbophyllum paterangeli Campacci 2019 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 500 metres (1,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum plumosum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 Brazil ( Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Goias, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo )
Bulbophyllum solangeanum Campacci 2019 Brazil (Minas Gerais) 900 metres (3,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum solteroi R.González 1992 Mexico (Jalisco) 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum teimosense E.C.Smidt & Borba 2009 Brazil (Bahia)
Bulbophyllum vareschii Foldats 1968 Venezuela 700 metres (2,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum weberbauerianum Kraenzl. 1905 Peru and Bolivia 1,600 metres (5,200 ft)

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa". https://www.tropicos.org/name/100374092. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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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