Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum humblotii Rolfe

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 50 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Seychelles. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar, Malawi, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ball, S. Afr. Epiph. Orch.: 80 (1978).
  • Perrier in Fl. Madag., Orch. 1: 447 (1939).
  • Rolfe in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 29: 50 (1890).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Ball, J.S. [316] Malawi K000410078 Type Yes
la Croix, I. [137] Malawi K:SPC-45142.000 No
Humblot, M. [378] Madagascar K000410087 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. [6320] Madagascar K000410088 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [2771] Madagascar K000410089 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K:SPC-00602.000 No
McWhirter, J.H. Madagascar K:SPC-32478.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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