Bulbophyllum maximum

(Lindl.) Rchb.f. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Bulbophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records120

Data sources7

Biological traits10

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections2

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Bulbophyllum maximum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility120 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF120 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 38

01Narrative

Bulbophyllum maximum est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Orchidaceae et et du genre Bulbophyllum, présente dans de nombreux pays d'Afrique tropicale.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology1

Seed mass0.002 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formpseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding4 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Bulbophyllum maximum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes2

eDNA detections2

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

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plant barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Bulbophyllum maximum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 38 n = 19

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records38–382n range38median38mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 383×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Lim, K. Y. & K. Jones. 1982. The chromosomes of orchids VI. Bulbophyllum. Kew Bull. 37: 217–219.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Burg, W. J. V. & F. M. V. Laan. 1980. Notes on African Orchids. Belmontia. 11: 23–36.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type120 records

Wild obs. + sensor14

Museum / vouchered104

Other2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO268 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 12≤1 km 1>10 km 1

14 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor14

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy33% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1>10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 101 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence104

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 22 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
MeiseBGlocation not on record	16
Saint Louis, US	10
Paris, FR	7
LBVlocation not on record	6
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record	4
WAGlocation not on record	4
BRLUlocation not on record	3
Plocation not on record	3
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record	3
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record	2
South Kensington, GB	2
Llocation not on record	1
Yaoundé, CM	1
IPHAMETRAlocation not on record	1
Denver, US	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Kew, GB	1
Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record	1
BMlocation not on record	1
Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG)location not on record	1
Université du Lomélocation not on record	1
Uppsala, SE	1

22 institutions · 71 of 104 vouchered records shown · 33 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Bulbophyllum maximum was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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