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Issue: Vol. 693 No. 1: 11 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.693.1.4
Page range: 67-77
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Taxonomic studies on Bulbophyllum sect. Macrocaulia in China

Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China. The Orchid Conservation Center, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Nyingchi, Xizang 860000, China.
Kunming Victoria Hill School No.7 Chongren Street, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Bulbophyllum jejosephii B. moniliforme B. section Macrocaulia taxonomy China Monocots

Abstract

A taxonomic revision of Bulbophyllum section Macrocaulia (Blume) Aver. in the flora of China is presented based on extensive fieldwork, the survey of herbarium specimens and available literature. We recognize six species in the section: B. didymotropis, B. jejosephii, B. lingii, B. menghaiense, B. moniliforme and B. pentaneurum. Two taxa (B. jejosephii and B. moniliforme) represent new records of China, while two taxa (B. catenarium and B. ovalifolium) recorded in earlier literature are misapplied names. Two species are endemic to China. We include valid names, misapplied names and synonyms of each taxon. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, phenology data, distribution and habitat are given for each taxon. An identification key for all taxa of B. sect. Macrocaulia in China is provided.

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How to Cite

Li, M.-K., Deng, Y.-C., Deng, J.-P. & Luo, Y. (2025) Taxonomic studies on Bulbophyllum sect. Macrocaulia in China. Phytotaxa 693 (1): 67–77. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.693.1.4