| Bulbophyllum elliotii Rolfe |
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| Family : ORCHIDACEAE |
| Protologue : J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 51 (1891) |
| Information on the genus : Bulbophyllum |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Bulbophyllum malawiense B. Morris (1968) |
| =Bulbophyllum oreonastes auct. sensu E.R.Harrison (1972) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Epiphytic, rarely lithophytic, herb; pseudobulbs close together forming clumps, 2-leaved, ovoid, 0,5-2,5x0,5-2,2 cm, green to reddish; leaves fleshy, elliptic, 2-4,5x1-2,2 cm, dark green sometimes tinged with purple; inflorescence pendulous, 4-15 cm long, 8-47-flowered; peduncle 2-7,5 cm long; rachis fleshy, 2,2-7,5 cm long, with or without fine dark hairs; bracts recurved, ovate, 4-6x3-4 mm; flowers reticulately set, red purple or green, fleshy; tepals elliptic-ovate, 3,5-5x1,5-2,8 mm; petals lanceolate, 2-2,8x0,2-0,9 mm, margins entire or denticulate; lip recurved, elliptic, very dark red, 1,6-2x c. 1 mm, margins long-ciliate. |
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| Ecology : |
Dry or high-rainfall Brachystegia woodland; deciduous woodland and forest; in central part of tree crowns; among lichens; 250-1800 m alt. |
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Variable in shape of petals. |
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A possible natural hybrid B. elliotii x B. encephalodes is reported by Vermeulen, 1987: 137, from Tanzania. |
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S. Africa; Madagascar. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Epiphyte, Succulent- Alt: ? - 1325 m. Distribution: LP |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Herb, Epiphyte; Humid, Subhumid; Forest; 0-499 m, 500-999 m, 1000-1499 m; distribution: Africa. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- List South. African Succ. Pl. : 129 (1997).
- Orchids of Southern Africa : 417 (1999).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°44389 modified 2007-04-05 |
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