Bulbophyllum elegans

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Dendrobieae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Sectio: Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum
Species: Bulbophyllum elegans
Name

Bulbophyllum elegans Gardner ex Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 298 (1861).
Synonymy

Homotypic
Phyllorkis elegans (Gardner ex Thwaites) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891).
Rhytionanthos elegans (Gardner ex Thwaites) C.S.Kumar & Garay, Proc. 20th World Orchid Conf.: 117 (2013).

Homonym

Bulbophyllum elegans (Teijsm. & Binn.) J.J.Sm., Orch. Ambon: 83 (1905), nom. illeg. - vide: Bulbophyllum longiflorumThouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 98 (1822).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India, Sri Lanka.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Gardner, G. 1861. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae 298.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bulbophyllum elegans. Accessed: 2023 Jun 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bulbophyllum elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Bulbophyllum elegans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 618846-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bulbophyllum elegans. Accessed: 26 Jun 2023 618846-1.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bulbophyllum elegans. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2023. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Bulbophyllum elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

Bulbophyllum elegans is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
See also

List of Bulbophyllum species

References

"Appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2019-12-20.

Thwaites Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 298 1864

The Bulbophyllum-Checklist
The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia