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 biflorum is a species of orchid. This species was found in Java, Sumatra, Bali, Borneo, the Philippines, and the Thai and Malaysian peninsula. The flower size is 7.5 cm long.
Bulbophyllum abbrevilabium, also known as the short-lipped bulbophyllum, is a warm-growing species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is found in the Southeast Asian countries Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. It bears a flower about eight millimetres wide. Akin to the majority of orchid species, it is a pseudobulb epiphyte, and is typically found hanging from tree branches.
Bulbophyllum absconditum, known as the hidden bulbophyllum, is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is named the hidden bulbophyllum because of its miniature flower which eludes being found due to camouflage.
Bulbophyllum acuminatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. This orchid is commonly known as the tapering flower bulbophyllum and can be found in Southeast Asia near Thailand, Burma, and Malaysia.
Bulbophyllum ceratostylis is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum, which found in Sabah Borneo and Sumatra.
Bulbophyllum cylindrobulbum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. They are commonly found in New Guinea and in the Solomon Islands.
Bulbophyllum ellipticifolium is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. The orchid is found on the island of New Guinea.
Bulbophyllum laxiflorum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum minax is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar. It is critically endangered due to deforestation.
Bulbophyllum odoratum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum pahudii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It can be found in Java, at a minimum elevation of 850 meters and is very rare. It was first discovered in 1883. This species of orchid has a very bad smell but is very beautiful. Bulbophyllum pahudii flowers are over 4" tall.
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum samoanum, also known as the Samoan bulbophyllum, is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum scabratum or Rough Bulb-Leaf Orchid is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum in section Eublepharon.
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 zebrinum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It can be found in Indonesia.
Dendrobieae is a tribe in the subfamily Epidendroideae, in the family Orchidaceae. The Dendrobieae are mostly tropical, epiphytic orchids which contain pseudobulbs.
Bulbophyllum oblongum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum and is found from India to Indochina.
