Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum falcatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 258 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Kenya. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Walp., Ann. 6: 258 (1861).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 29, 2014 s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-76837.000 No
Jan 1, 2004 Etuge, M. [1444] Cameroon K000106070 No
Jan 1, 2004 Etuge, M. [1499] Cameroon K000106068 No
Jan 1, 2004 Williams, S. [235] Cameroon K000106076 No
Jan 1, 2004 Etuge, M. [1500] Cameroon K000106074 No
Mar 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [476] Cameroon K000107173 No
Apr 28, 2000 van der Maesen, L.J.G. [5293] Cote d'Ivoire K000743767 No
Mar 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [40] Cameroon K000027296 No
Jan 1, 1983 Simon, G. [11] Cameroon K000106798 No
Jan 1, 1983 Rosevear, D., R. [56/37] Cameroon K000106796 No
Jan 1, 1983 Rosevear, D., R. [5837] Cameroon K000106790 No
Jan 1, 1983 Onochie, C.F.A. [32436] Cameroon K000106792 No
Jan 1, 1983 Thorold, C.A. [15] Cameroon K000106797 No
Jan 1, 1983 Schlechter, F.R.R. [12373] Cameroon K000106795 No
Jan 1, 1983 Keay, R.W.J. [28295] Cameroon K000106791 No
Jan 1, 1983 Dinklage [1952] Liberia K000242411 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Dinklage [1952] Liberia K000242410 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cole, J.A. Cameroon K:SPC-10718.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [602] Nigeria K:SPC-22681.000 No
Richards, P.W. Nigeria K:SPC-20012.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-20013.000 No
Adames, P. [200] Sierra Leone K:SPC-22337.000 No
Mackenzie, R. [King 179] Nigeria K:SPC-29330.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4376] Sierra Leone K:SPC-22246.000 No
Lange, A. Ghana K:SPC-12920.000 No
Smith, G. [608] Nigeria K:SPC-44951.000 No
Smith, G. [547] Nigeria K:SPC-46408.000 No
Jones, T.S. Sierra Leone K:SPC-12922.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [561] Nigeria K:SPC-20017.000 No
Segerback, B. [1178] Nigeria K:SPC-37183.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4369] Sierra Leone K:SPC-14715.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-66258.000 No
Segelback, B. [1148] Nigeria K:SPC-37283.000 No
Ghana K:SPC-12919.000 No
Gregory, H. [522] Nigeria K:SPC-12921.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [661] Uganda K:SPC-08761.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [603] Nigeria K:SPC-14716.000 No
Ghana K:SPC-20016.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5833] K:SPC-20018.000 No
Cameroon K:SPC-20452.000 No
K:SPC-21194.000 No
K:SPC-12916.000 No
K:SPC-20020.000 No
K:SPC-14947.000 No
Bowden, J.K. [110] Nigeria K:SPC-34120.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [562] Nigeria K:SPC-14717.000 No
K:SPC-10717.000 No
K:SPC-20019.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1838] Liberia K:SPC-08760.000 No
Cox, J.K. [14] Ghana K:SPC-20014.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4370] Sierra Leone K:SPC-14713.000 No
K:SPC-12918.000 No
Oliphant, F.C.; Oliver; Deighton [5727] Sierra Leone K:SPC-20015.000 No
Hermans, J.&C. [221] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-59112.000 No
K:SPC-21193.000 No
Adames, P. Sierra Leone K:SPC-14714.000 No
Adames, P. Sierra Leone K:SPC-14719.000 No
K:SPC-21190.000 No

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    • 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

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    • 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

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