Bryobium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Bryobium
Overview of species (27)

B. atrorubens – B. bicristatum – B. cordiferum – B. diaphanum – B. dischorense – B. eriaeoides – B. hyacinthoides – B. irukandjianum – B. kawengicum – B. lancifolium – B. lanuginosum – B. leavittii – B. montanum – B. moultonii – B. pudicum – B. puguahaanense – B. pullum – B. punctatum – B. queenslandicum – B. rendovaense – B. retusum – B. rhizophoreti – B. rubiferum – B. senile – B. subclausum – B. tridens – B. ventricosum
Name

Bryobium Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 446 (1836)

Type species: Bryobium retusum (Blume) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb, Orchid Rev. 113: 272 (2005)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
China South-Central.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, East Himalaya.
Indo-China
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.
Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Isle.
Papuasia
Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Australasia
Australia
Queensland.
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1836. An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany 466.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 539 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Additional references

Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009) Flora of China 25: 1–570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Links

'eFloras 2009. Bryobium in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Bryobium
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bryobium. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bryobium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bryobium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Bryobium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Bryobium. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Bryobium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

Bryobium, commonly known as urchin orchids[3] or 藓兰属 (xian lan shu),[4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic or lithophytic plants with large, fleshy pseudobulbs, each with up to three leathery leaves and small, often hairy flowers. These orchids are found from tropical Asia to northern Australia.

Description

Orchids in the genus are epiphytic or lithophytic herbs with thread-like roots and relatively large, fleshy pseudobulbs that are usually covered by papery bracts when young. Each pseudobulb has up to three flat, usually leathery leaves. The flowers are usually white, cream-coloured or pinkish, do not open widely and last for up to a few days. The dorsal sepal is free but the lateral sepals are fused to the base of the column. The petals are free from each other and usually smaller than the sepals. The labellum often has three lobes, in which case the side lobes are erect.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming

The genus Bryobium was first formally described in 1836 by John Lindley who published the description in A natural system of botany, or, A systematic view of the organization, natural affinities, and geographical distribution, of the whole vegetable kingdom.[1][6] The name Bryobium is derived from the Ancient Greek words bryon meaning "moss"[7]: 535  and bios meaning "life",[7]: 478  an apparent reference to the habit of plants in this genus.[5]
Species list

Bryobium species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:[8]

Bryobium atrorubens (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium bicristatum (Blume) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium cordiferum (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium diaphanum (P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium dischorense (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Bryobium eriaeoides (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Bryobium hyacinthoides (Blume) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb
Bryobium irukandjianum (St.Cloud) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Bryobium kawengicum (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium lancifolium (Hook.f.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium lanuginosum (J.J.Wood) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium leavittii (Kraenzl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium montanum (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium moultonii (Ridl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium pudicum (Ridl.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb
Bryobium puguahaanense (Ames) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium pullum (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium punctatum (J.J.Sm.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium queenslandicum (T.E.Hunt) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Bryobium rendovaense J.J.Wood
Bryobium retusum (Blume) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb
Bryobium rhizophoreti (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium rubiferum (J.J.Sm.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium senile (Ames) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium subclausum (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium tridens (Ames) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Bryobium ventricosum (Leav.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen

Distribution and habitat

Orchids in the genus Bryobium grow on the upper parts of rainforest trees or on rocks and boulders. They occur in China, the Indian subcontinent, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Peninsula Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Christmas island, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia.[1]
References

"Bryobium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Prain, David, ed. (1908). "Eria hyacinthoides". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 134: TAB. 8229. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 461. ISBN 1877069124.
Chen, Xinqi; Luo, Yi-Bo; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Bryobium". Flora of China. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
D.L.Jones; T.Hopley; S.M.Duffy (2010). "Bryobium". Australian Tropical Rainforest Orchids. Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
Lindley, John (1836). A natural system of botany, or, A systematic view of the organization, natural affinities, and geographical distribution, of the whole vegetable kingdom (ed. 2). Paternoster Row: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Longman. p. 446. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
"Bryobium". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.