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J.J.Verm.
Jaap J. Vermeulen (born 1955) is a Dutch people, Dutch Botany, botanist, specializing in the Orchidaceae genus ''Bulbophyllum''. Publications by Jaap Vermeulen Books Bulbophyllum of Sulawesi Orchids of Borneo Volume 2 Bulbophyllum BULBOPHYLLUM OF BORNEO Multi-media Non-refereed Articles: Newsletters: Book Reviews: Popular Articles: Further reading Publications of Jaap Vermeuen References Academic staff of Leiden University Living people 20th-century Dutch botanists 21st-century Dutch botanists 1955 births {{Netherlands-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulbophyllum
''Bulbophyllum'' is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the largest genera of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species, exceeded in number only by ''Astragalus''. These orchids are found in diverse habitats throughout most of the warmer parts of the world including Africa, southern Asia, Latin America, the West Indies, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Orchids in this genus have thread-like or fibrous roots that creep over the surface of trees or rocks or hang from branches. The stem is divided into a rhizome and a pseudobulb, a feature that distinguished this genus from ''Dendrobium''. There is usually only a single leaf at the top of the pseudobulb and from one to many flowers are arranged along an unbranched flowering stem that arises from the base of the pseudobulb. Several attempts have been made to separate ''Bulbophyllum'' into smaller genera, but most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
