Bulbophyllum minax

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Bulbophyllum minax
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. minax
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum minax

Bulbophyllum minax is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar. It is critically endangered due to deforestation.

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<i>Bulbophyllum</i> Genus of orchids

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.

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References

Notes
  1. Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2015). "Bulbophyllum minax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T68501333A68714444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T68501333A68714444.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.