Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys

Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: B. porphyrostachys
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys
Summerh.[2]

Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria.[1] It was botanically described in 1951.[2]

Although the distribution of B. porphyrostachys is widespread; from Southern Nigeria (in Okuma, Sapoba and Usonigbe Forest Reserves, and in Calabar) to Cameroon (specifically on Mount Cameroon) and Congo-Brazzaville; it is found only sporadically, as either an epiphyte, or a lithophyte (on lava rock). It has not been observed as the latter recently (1995 survey).[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cheek, M. & Cable, S. (2000). "Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Vers. 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Plant Name Details for Bulbophyllum porphyrostachys". IPNI. Retrieved October 4, 2009.

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