Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum lupulinum Lindl.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 126 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Ethiopia and Zambia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 28.
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 6: 126 (1862)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2014 s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-78348.000 No
Aug 1, 1999 Mackinder, B. [173] Cameroon K000107019 No
Mar 1, 1996 Cable, S. [912] Cameroon K000106173 No
Jan 1, 1983 Brunt, M.A. [930] Cameroon K000106833 No
Jan 1, 1983 Hepper, F.N. [1923] Cameroon K000106834 No
Jan 1, 1983 Mann, G. [783] Cameroon K000106829 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Ekema, N. [232] Cameroon K000106832 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4654] Zambia K:SPC-12943.000 No
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [25272] Nigeria K:SPC-20040.000 No
Brenan, J.P. [8643] Nigeria K:SPC-10729.000 No
Zapfack, L. [571] Cameroon K001394724 Yes
Bequaert, J. [2497] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000410004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4915] Sierra Leone K:SPC-08772.000 No
Ethiopia K:SPC-50234.000 No
Deistel H. [79] Cameroon K000106830 Type No
Nemba, J. [949] Cameroon K000106831 No
Stevart; Pial [316] Cameroon K:SPC-71922.000 No
Westwood, D. [3] Ghana K:SPC-20039.000 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of West Tropical 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