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Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae. With more than 2,000 species, it is also one of the largest genera of flowering plants, exceeded only by Astragalus. This genus is abbreviated in the trade journals as Bulb. It is found throughout most of the warmer parts of the world: Africa, southern Asia, Latin America, the West Indies, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Minutissima
sectionMinutissima
Sestochilus
sectionSestochilus
Brachyantha
sectionBrachyantha
Ephippium
sectionEphippium
Bulbophyllum Sect. Uncifera
sectionUncifera
Monanthes
sectionMonanthes
Leopardinae
sectionLeopardinae
Cirrhopetalum
sectionCirrhopetalum
Cirrhopetaloides
sectionCirrhopetaloides
Ploiarium
sectionPloiarium
Bulbophyllum
sectionBulbophyllum
Megaclinium
sectionMegaclinium
Desmosanthes
sectionDesmosanthes
Bulbophyllum Sect. Racemosae
sectionRacemosae
Adelopetalum
sectionAdelopetalum
Ione
sectionIone
Lupulina
sectionLupulina
Aeschynanthoides
sectionAeschynanthoides
Elasmotopus
sectionElasmotopus
Polymeres
sectionPolymeres
Stachysanthes
sectionStachysanthes
Beccariana
sectionBeccariana
Alcistachys
sectionAlcistachys
Hoplandra
sectionHoplandra
Macrocaulia
sectionMacrocaulia
Intervallatae
sectionIntervallatae
Pantoblepharon
sectionPantoblepharon
Epicranthes
sectionEpicranthes
Ptiloglossum
sectionPtiloglossum
Napellii
sectionNapellii
Didactyle
sectionDidactyle
Pachychlamys
sectionPachychlamys
Lemniscata
sectionLemniscata
Lepidorhiza
sectionLepidorhiza
Bifalcula
sectionBifalcula
Rhytionanthos
sectionRhytionanthos
Codonosiphon
sectionCodonosiphon
Tripudianthes
sectionTripudianthes
Hirtula
sectionHirtula
Trias
sectionTrias
Eublepharon
sectionEublepharon
Xiphizusa
sectionXiphizusa
Hyalosema
sectionHyalosema
Oreonastes
sectionOreonastes
Kinethrix
sectionKinethrix
Monanthaparva
sectionMonanthaparva
Creeping Brittle Orchid
speciesBulbophyllum evasum
Altisceptrum
sectionAltisceptrum
Bulbophyllum scabratum
speciesBulbophyllum scabratum
Brachystachyae
sectionBrachystachyae
Lichenophylax
sectionLichenophylax
Peltopus
sectionPeltopus
Blepharistes
sectionBlepharistes
Acrochaene
sectionAcrochaene
Reptania
sectionReptania
Pedilochilus
sectionPedilochilus
Bulbophyllum Sect. Micranthae
sectionMicranthae
Bulbophyllum quadrangulum
speciesBulbophyllum quadrangulum
Brachypus
sectionBrachypus
Monomeria
sectionMonomeria
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128971.