Bulbophyllum resupinatum filiforme (Kraenzl.) J.J.Verm. (1986:235)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bulbophyllum filiforme Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 25 (1895)
POWO (2025) lists five heterotypic synonyms.
Conservation Status
Last record: 1984 or later (Cheek & Cable, 2000)
Rediscovered in: March 1995 (Cheek & Cable, 2000)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
Cameroon & Nigeria
POWO (2025) gives a much broader distribution, which may be due to its heterotypic synonyms.
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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