Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum lepidum (Blume) J.J.Sm.

First published in Orch. Java: 471 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to Hainan and W. & Central Malesia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Maluku

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi. [Cited as Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris.]
  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58. [Cited as Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vermeulen, J., O'Byrne, P. & Lamb, A. (2015). Bulbophyllum of Borneo: 1-728. Nautural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 12, 1973 Kerr, A.F.G. [0118] Thailand K000597373 No
Aug 19, 1972 Kerr, A.F.G. [317] Thailand K000597380 Type Yes
Aug 19, 1972 Kerr, A.F.G. [317] Thailand K000597379 Type Yes
Aug 19, 1972 Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K000829978 Type Yes
Rule, R.H. [5334] Burma K:SPC-37026.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0220] Thailand K000597375 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0887] Thailand K000597376 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597378 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000829979 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [284] Thailand K000597377 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [284] Thailand K000597374 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K:SPC-77799.000 No
Vermeulen, J.; in Lamb [AL1097/89] Brunei K:SPC-56163.000 No
K:SPC-71803.000 No
Vietnam K:SPC-51193.000 No

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 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