Bulbophyllum octorhopalon Seidenf. (1975:88)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Epicranthes octorhopalon (Sedenf.) Garay & W.Kittr. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 30: 184 (1985 publ. 1986)
Conservation Status
Missing (Chadburn & Schuiteman, 2020)
Last record: 1934 (confirmed); 2008 (unconfirmed) (both Chadburn & Schuiteman, 2020)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Peninsular Malaysia (& Borneo?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Chadburn, H. and Schuiteman, A. (2020). Bulbophyllum octorhopalon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T126495021A126503601. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T126495021A126503601.en. Accessed on 30 July 2022.
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Seidenfaden, G. and Wood, J. J. (1992). The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Singapore: Olsen & Olsen.