Bulbophyllum filiforme

Bulbophyllum filiforme
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: B. filiforme
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum filiforme
Kraenzl.[2]
Synonyms

Bulbophyllum resupinatum var. filiforme (Kraenzl.) J.J.Verm.[1][3][4]

Bulbophyllum filiforme is a species of epiphytic plant in the Orchidaceae family, found in Cameroon and Nigeria, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry, lowland evergreen forests.[1] It was botanically described in 1895,[2] and is currently threatened by habitat loss due to the clearing of forests for the establishment of plantations and other agricultural ventures.[1] B. filiforme is the basionym for Vermeulen's treatment of it as Bulbophyllum resupinatum var. filiforme (Kraenzl.) J.J.Verm.[3][4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cheek, M.; Cable, S. (2000). "Bulbophyllum filiforme in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Vers. 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Plant Name Details for Bulbophyllum filiforme". IPNI. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 56(3-4): 235. 1986 "Plant Name Details for Bulbophyllum resupinatum var. filiforme". IPNI. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Vermeulen, J.J (1987). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Continental African Bulbophyllinae". Orchid Monographs (Leiden, The Netherlands: Rijksherbarium, Leiden University) 2. ISBN 90-04-08458-4.