Table 1.
List of reported auto-pollinating Bulbophyllum spp., including mode of auto-pollination, location, conspecific outcrossers, and references
| Species | Mode of auto-pollination | Location | Conspecific outcrossers | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbophyllum aphanopetalum Schltr. | Absence of rostellum? | New Guinea | – | Schlechter (1907); Kirchner (1922) |
| Bulbophyllum cleistogamum Ridl. | – | Indonesia | – | Smith (1928) |
| Bulbophyllum dasyphyllum Schltr. | – | New Guinea | Yes | Schlechter (1914); Kirchner (1922); Smith (1928) |
| Bulbophyllum dischidiifolium J.J.Sm. | – | Indonesia | – | Smith (1909); Kirchner (1922) |
| Bulbophyllum triandrum Schltr. | Additional anthers contact stigma | New Guinea | – | Smith (1928) |
| Bulbophyllum nieuwenhuisii J.J.Sm. | – | Borneo | – | Smith (1928) |
| Bulbophyllum scrobiculilabre J.J.Sm. | Absence of rostellum | New Guinea | – | Smith (1928) |
| Bulbophyllum verruciferum Schltr. var. carinatisepalum Schltr. | – | New Guinea | Yes | Schlechter (1914); Kirchner (1922) |
| Bulbophyllum pulvinatum Schltr. | – | New Guinea | – | Schlechter (1914) |
| Bulbophyllum ballii† P.J.Cribb | – | Africa | – | Vermeulen (1987) |
| Bulbophyllum curvimentatum J.J.Verm. | – | Africa | – | Vermeulen (1987) |
| Bulbophyllum oreonastes Rchb.f. | – | Africa | – | Vermeulen (1987) |
| Bulbophyllum occlusum Ridl. | – | Réunion | Yes* | Jacquemyn et al. (2005) |
| Bulbophyllum occultum Thouars | Absence of rostellum* | Madagascar, Réunion | Yes* | Jacquemyn et al. (2005); present study |
| Bulbophyllum pusillum (H.Perrier) G.A.Fischer & P.J.Cribb | Absence of rostellum* | Africa, Madagascar, Réunion | Yes* | Jacquemyn et al. (2005); present study |
| Bulbophyllum erectum‡ Thouars | Absence of rostellum | Madagascar | Yes* | Schlechter (1924); present study |
| Bulbophyllum bicoloratum Schltr. | Absence of rostellum* and stigmatic rostellum | Madagascar | Yes*,§ | Gamisch et al. (2013); present study |
| Bulbophyllum quadrifarium Rolfe | Absence of rostellum* | Madagascar | Yes* | Rolfe (1905); present study |
| Bulbophyllum obtusatum Schltr. | Absence of rostellum* | Madagascar | Yes* | Present study |
| Bulbophyllum humblotii Rolfe | Absence of rostellum* | Madagascar, Réunion | Yes* | Present study |
| Bulbophyllum complanatum H.Perrier | Absence of rostellum* | Madagascar | Yes* | Present study |
*
Information obtained in the present study; –, no information available.
†
Bulbophyllum balli is considered to be synonymous to Bulbophyllum pusillum (J. J. Vermeulen, pers. comm.).
‡
Schlechter (1924) described the auto-pollinating Bulbophyllum calamarioides Schltr., a synonym of Bulbophyllum erectum.
§
Bulbophyllum bicoloratum is trimorphic (see text).