Bulbophyllum pygmaeum

Bulbophyllum pygmaeum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Dendrobieae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulbophyllum pygmaeum

Name

Bulbophyllum pygmaeum (Sm.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 58 (1830)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Dendrobium pygmaeum Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 11: no. 27 (1808)
• Homotypic
  • Phyllorkis pygmaea (Sm.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891)
  • Ichthyostomum pygmaeum (Sm.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. & Molloy, Orchadian 13: 499 (2002)
• Heterotypic
  • Bulbophyllum ichthyostomum Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 26: 319 (1893 publ. 1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia  New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1830. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 58.

Additional references

• Murray, I., Dawson, B., Molloy, P.J. & Beuzenberg, E.J. (2007) Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora—39. Orchidaceae, New Zealand Journal of Botany, 45 (4), 611-684. Available online, accessed 2 June 2013.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bulbophyllum pygmaeum. Accessed: 2022 Mar 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar 2022.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Bulbophyllum pygmaeum
• Tropicos.org 2022. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy tree orchid

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