Bulbophyllum abbreviatum
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Bulbophyllum abbreviatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum
discovered in Madagascar
and originally described by German botanist Rudolf Schlechter, from material collected by French botanist H. Perrier de la Bâthie
in 1912, which is now kept in the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
in Paris.
According to Seidenfadden this is a different species from Cirrhopetalum abbreviatum Rchb.f 1881, however other sources disagree, notably the Conference of the Parties to CITES and associated Plants and Nomenclature Committees.
Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae. With more than 2,000 species, it is also one of the largest genera of flowering plants, exceeded only by Astragalus...
discovered in Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
and originally described by German botanist Rudolf Schlechter, from material collected by French botanist H. Perrier de la Bâthie
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar. He delineated the two chief floristic provinces of Madagascar...
in 1912, which is now kept in the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
in Paris.
According to Seidenfadden this is a different species from Cirrhopetalum abbreviatum Rchb.f 1881, however other sources disagree, notably the Conference of the Parties to CITES and associated Plants and Nomenclature Committees.