Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth except glaciers. The world's richest diversity of orchid genera and species is found in the tropics.
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 gravidum is a species of epiphytic plant in the family Orchidaceae that is found in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Its natural habitats are in montane, subtropical or tropical dry forests, at elevations of about 1,500 meters. The Mount Cameroon habitat, in particular, is threatened by the clearing of forest for the purpose of cocoyam farming.
Bulbophyllum lobbii is a species of orchid, also known as Thailand bulbophyllum or Sumatran bulbophyllum. It was named for the plant hunter Thomas Lobb, who introduced it to England from Java in 1846.
Bulbophyllum fascinator is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae, native to northeastern India, Southeast Asia, and northern Malesia. A pseudobulbous epiphyte found in lowlands, it can be confused with Bulbophyllum putidum.
Bulbophyllum ceriodorum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is critically endangered due to wildfires and subsistence woodgathering.
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 lepidum, is a species of orchid, in the subfamily Epidendroideae and the genus Bulbophyllum, with the common name: Venus' fan bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar. It is critically endangered and may be extinct as a result of illegal collection for ornamental use and subsistence woodgathering.
Bulbophyllum kainochiloides is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Mandraka, Madagascar.
Bulbophyllum minax is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar. It is critically endangered due to deforestation.
Bulbophyllum moratii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in northern Madagascar. 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 tampoketsense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar.
Bulbophyllum unguiculatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is commonly known as the clawed bulbophyllum. It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi in lower montane forests.
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.
Jaap J. Vermeulen is a Dutch botanist, specializing in the Orchidaceae genus Bulbophyllum.
