Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle

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Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle
Bulbophyllum tripetalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle
[Lindley] Cogn. 1902
Type species
Bulbophyllum exaltatum
Species

See text

Synonyms

Didactyle Lindl.

Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] It is one of six Bulbophyllum sections found in the Americas.[2]

Species in this section have unifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with a thin rachis holding flowers that are distichously arranged. Lateral sepals totally free, petals patent. Column foot with bilobed apex and shorter than the length of the column.[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Paraguay, through Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.

Species

Natural Hybrids

References

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