Biology:Bulbophyllum sect. Uncifera

Short description: Section of flowering plants

Bulbophyllum sect. Uncifera
Bulbophyllum exiguum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bulbophyllum
Section:	Bulbophyllum sect. Uncifera Schlechter 1912
Type species
Bulbophyllum ochroleucum
Species
See text
Synonyms
Bulbophyllum sect. Diceras Schltr., 1912 Bulbophyllum subg. Harpobrachium Schltr., 1912 Bulbophyllum sect. Manobulbon Schltr., 1912

Bulbophyllum sect. Uncifera is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.

Description

Species in this section is distinguished by several racemose flowers, the column and lip are fused.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Australia .

Species

Bulbophyllum section Uncifera comprises the following species:

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Bulbophyllum bigibbum Schltr. 1923	New Guinea	1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft)
	Bulbophyllum cavibulbum J J Sm. 1929	New Guinea	3,200–3,260 metres (10,500–10,700 ft)
	Bulbophyllum cylindrobulbum Schltr. 1905	New Caledonia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands	1,800 metres (5,900 ft)
	Bulbophyllum exiguum F. Mueller 1860	Australia	1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
	Bulbophyllum gracilipes King & Pantl. 1896	Sikkim and Darjeeling	400–500 metres (1,300–1,600 ft)
	Bulbophyllum hatusimanum Tuyama 1940	Caroline, Palau
	Bulbophyllum laxum Schltr. 1905	New Guinea	200–1,400 metres (660–4,590 ft)
	Bulbophyllum manobulbum Schltr. 1905	New Guinea and the Solomon Islands	500–1,800 metres (1,600–5,900 ft)
	Bulbophyllum ochroleucum Schltr. 1905	Papua New Guinea	800–3,200 metres (2,600–10,500 ft)
	Bulbophyllum posticum J.J.Sm.1911	New Guinea	800–2,500 metres (2,600–8,200 ft)
	Bulbophyllum sarasinorum Schltr. 1925	Sulawesi

References

Wikidata ☰ Q118875412 entry