Bulbophyllum penicillium

C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Bulbophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records7

Data sources4

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 records↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF7 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 38

01Narrative

Bulbophyllum penicillium is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formpseudobulbous epiphyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment4

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formepiphyte

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

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 penicillium has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Bulbophyllum penicillium 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-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 191×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Mehra & Sehgal 1978

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 type7 records

Wild obs. + sensor3

Museum / vouchered4

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO28 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 accuracy33% within 1 km

≤1 km 1>10 km 2

3 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor3

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4

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 institutions2 of 3 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
South Kensington, GB	2
Saint Louis, US	1
Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record	1

3 institutions · 4 of 4 vouchered records shown

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