Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa

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Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa
Bulbophyllum
Figure I (Bulbophyllum plumosum) and Figure II (Bulbophyllum_bidentatum) represent members of Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa
(Rchb. f.) Cogn. 1902
Type species
Bulbophyllum chloropterum
Species

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Synonyms

Xiphizusa Rchb. f.

Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa 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 united to form a synsepal and petals are erect. Column foot with entire apex and shorter than the length of the column.[2]

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