Biology:Bulbophyllum keekee
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Bulbophyllum keekee | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. keekee
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum keekee | |
Bulbophyllum keekee is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum, native to New Caledonia.[1][4] It is protected in the northern province.[1]
The species epithet, keekee, honours Hugh Shaw MacKee, a botanist who collected for over 30 years in New Caledonia.[5]
Description
This is a tiny plant and when flowering is no greater than 1 cm high. The rounded pseudobulbs are spaced on the rhizome. Despite its tiny size, this plant can cover large areas.[1]
Habitat
The plant lives at altitude, often on Araucarias.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bulbophyllum keekee N.Hallé, endemia.nc Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Retreieved 15 February 2019.
- ↑ N.Hallé (1977) Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances. 8: 174.
- ↑ "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/. No
|id=given and no id found in Wikidata. - ↑ Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Bulbophyllum keekee. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ↑ MacKee, l’homme aux 46 000 récoltes Les herbonautes. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4988281 entry
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