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 have not been accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
Bulbophyllum filiforme is a species of epiphytic plant in the family Orchidaceae, found in Cameroon and Nigeria, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry, lowland evergreen forests. It was botanically described in 1895, and is currently threatened by habitat loss due to the clearing of forests for the establishment of plantations and other agricultural ventures. B. filiforme is the basionym for Vermeulen's treatment of it as Bulbophyllum resupinatum var. filiforme(Kraenzl.) J.J.Verm.
Bulbophyllum auriflorum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum boiteaui is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum ceriodorum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is critically endangered due to wildfires and subsistence woodgathering.
Bulbophyllum ciliatilabrum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum discilabium is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum erythroglossum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is critically endangered due to wood collecting and possibly illegal collection. It may be extinct.
Bulbophyllum kainochiloides is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum melleum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum minax is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is critically endangered due to deforestation.
Bulbophyllum moratii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is critically endangered due to illegal collection and logging.
Bulbophyllum rubrum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum sanguineum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum subligaculiferum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum endemic to the forests of Cameroon and Gabon. Unfortunately, as a result of its decreasing population, it has been listed as 'Endangered' under criteria B2ab(iii,v) of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018.
Bulbophyllum tampoketsense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum teretibulbum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum nocturnum is a species of epiphytic orchid that grows in New Britain. It was described in 2011, and is the first species of orchid known to consistently flower during the night, and close its flowers during the day.
Dendrobieae is a tribe in the subfamily Epidendroideae, in the family Orchidaceae. The Dendrobieae are mostly tropical, epiphytic orchids which contain pseudobulbs.
