Bulbophyllum sect. Sestochilos explained

Bulbophyllum sect. Sestochilos is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] [2]

Description

Species in this section have distinct pseudobulbs giving rise to a single flowered inflorescence. Species are pollinated by fruit flies in the genus Bactrocera.[3]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Southeast Asia.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Sestochilos comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum affine Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Hong Kong) Vietnam, Taiwan NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum anaclastum Sabah Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum anceps Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum apheles Sabah Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum baileyi Queensland Australia and New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum breimerianum Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum cameronense Malaysia
Bulbophyllum capillipes Assam, Thailand and Myanmar
Bulbophyllum catillus Papua New Guinea 0m (00feet)
Bulbophyllum cheiri the Philippines NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum claptonense BorneoNaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum coweniorum Laos, Vietnam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum dearei Borneo, peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum evansii Malaysia 2000m (7,000feet)
Bulbophyllum facetum The Philippines 1200m (3,900feet)
Bulbophyllum fallacinum Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum gerlandianum New Guinea and the Philippines NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum gjellerupii New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum grandifolium New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum hahlianum Papua and New Guinea, the Moluccas and Sulawesi
Bulbophyllum hamatipes Java
Bulbophyllum hiepii Vietnam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum hortorum Sarawak Borneo 240m (790feet)
Bulbophyllum hyalosemoides Borneo and Sulawesi NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum jiewhoei Borneo
Bulbophyllum lobbii Assam to Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum lyriforme Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum macranthoides Papua and New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum macranthum Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum megalanthum peninsular Malaysia, the Moluccas and the Philippines 550m (1,800feet)
Bulbophyllum microglossum Thailand, Malaysia and Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum monanthos Thailand
Bulbophyllum orectopetalum Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa
Bulbophyllum palawanense Philippines
Bulbophyllum patens India, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum phaeanthum Sumatra 1300m (4,300feet)
Bulbophyllum piestoglossum Philippines NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum pileatum Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum praetervisum Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum pteroglossum Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China and Vietnam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum santosii Philippines 800m (2,600feet)
Bulbophyllum schaiblei Philippines (Luzon) 1200m (3,900feet)
Bulbophyllum sillemianum Myanmar
Bulbophyllum sinapis Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum smitinandii Thailand and Vietnam
Bulbophyllum spectabile India, China, Thailand and Myanmar
Bulbophyllum stockeri Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum thecanthum Indonesia
Bulbophyllum tollenoniferum Papua New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum tortum Papua New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum translucidum Philippines (Samar, Leyte and Agusan)321m (1,053feet)
Bulbophyllum veitchianum Sulawesi
Bulbophyllum werneri Papua and New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum xyphoglossum Bismarck archipelago 275m (902feet)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulbophyllum sect. Sestochilos . Tropicos . 2022-04-04.
  2. Web site: Largest online collection of New Guinea orchids . Orchids of New Guinea . 2023-05-27.
  3. Web site: P.T. . Ong . Hee . Alvin KW . Wee . Suk Ling . Tan . Keng Hong . (PDF) The Attraction of Flowers of Bulbophyllum (Section Sestochilus) to Bactrocera Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). . ResearchGate . 2011-01-01 . 2023-05-27.