Bulbophyllum lageniforme

Bulbophyllum lageniforme is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with clump-forming, flattened, pale green, grooved pseudobulbs 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) wide. The leaves are narrow oblong, thin but stiff, 50–100 mm (2–4 in) long and 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) wide. Up to four bell-shaped, cream-coloured or pale green, rarely pink flowers 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide are arranged a thread-like flowering stem 40–70 mm (1.6–2.8 in) long. The dorsal sepals is egg-shaped, 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.12 in) wide, the lateral sepals 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) long and 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide. The petals are lance-shaped to egg-shaped, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) wide. The labellum is pink, thick and fleshy, about 6 mm (0.24 in) long and 3.5 mm (0.14 in) wide. Flowering occurs between November and February.

The smooth strand orchid grows on trees and rocks in rainforest and in sheltered places in drier forests. It occurs between the Mount Finnigan and the headwaters of the Tully River in Queensland.

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