Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 259 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 439, partly.
  • in Walp., Ann. 6: 259 (1861), excl. descr.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-78346.000 No
Dec 1, 2008 Simo, P. [220] Cameroon K000580396 No
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [619] Cameroon K000107174 No
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2009] Cameroon K000105947 No
Aug 1, 1999 Mackinder, B. [187] Cameroon K000106983 No
Aug 1, 1999 Mackinder, B. [174] Cameroon K000106985 No
Aug 1, 1999 Mackinder, B. [168] Cameroon K000106966 No
Jan 1, 1983 Stolz, A. [1784] K000410027 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Stolz, A. [1784] K000410026 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Stolz, A. [1784] K000410028 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Barter [s.n.] K000410029 Holotype Yes
Segerback, B. [1199] Nigeria K:SPC-37276.000 No
Cox, J.K. [32 A & B] Ghana K:SPC-14742.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [8842] K:SPC-29047.030 No
Tanzania K:SPC-41085.000 No
Luke, Q. [17754] Uganda K001222681 Yes
Adames, P. Sierra Leone K:SPC-18977.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1932] Liberia K:SPC-10732.000 No
Mackinder, B. [184 A] Cameroon K000107207 No
Jongejan, P. [19] Kenya K:SPC-77988.000 No
Stevart; Pial [308] Cameroon K:SPC-71964.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7350] Tanzania K:SPC-29047.017 No
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [25163] Nigeria K:SPC-14861.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2035] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47375.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1290] Central African Republic K:SPC-55604.000 No
la Croix, I.; La Croix, E. [194] Malawi K:SPC-42790.000 No
Adames, P. [112] Sierra Leone K:SPC-18980.000 No
Mcrean [483] Tanzania K:SPC-31356.000 No
Ball, J.S. [702] Zimbabwe Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-32817.000 No
Morris, B. [B.M. 70] Malawi Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-25769.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [7291] Tanzania Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-46390.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [201] Tanzania Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-08793.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10087] Tanzania Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-35768.000 No
Uganda Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-08794.000 No
Moreau [572] Tanzania Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K:SPC-30284.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulbophyllum platyrhachis K000410025 Type Yes
Piers, F. [73] Kenya Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-12679.000 No
Morze, G. [32B] Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-29938.000 No
Wright, J.O. [134] Nigeria Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-14878.000 No
Morze, G. [32A] Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-29943.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7350] Tanzania Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-08785.000 No
Segerback, B. [1229] Nigeria Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-37269.000 No
Morze, G. [131a] Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-29308.000 No
Benson, F.M. Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-18981.000 No
Morris, B. [57A] Malawi Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-07200.000 No
Morze, G. [131B] Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-29913.000 No
Faulkner, H. [K.197] Mozambique Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-14879.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [21552] Nigeria Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-12682.000 No
Wild, H. [2264] Zimbabwe Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-14753.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10014] Tanzania Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-37594.000 No
Morris, B. [BM5] Malawi Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-25216.000 No
King, D.E.S. [126] Nigeria Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-26480.000 No
Morris, B. [BM57] Malawi Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-26401.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [049] Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-12681.000 No
Cox, J.K. [13] Ghana Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-12680.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [049A] Zambia Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-36808.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [3464] Kenya Bulbophyllum oxypterum K:SPC-32837.000 No

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