Bulbophyllum pinelianum

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Rat-tail orchid
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. pinelianum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum pinelianum
Synonyms [1]
  • Pachyrhachis pineliana A.Rich.
  • Pleurothallis pachyrachisA.Rich. in R.de la Sagra
  • Bolbophyllaria pachyrachis(A.Rich.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers
  • Bulbophyllum pachyrachis(A.Rich.) Griseb.
  • Phyllorkis pachyrachis(A.Rich.) Kuntze

Bulbophyllum pinelianum, the rat-tail orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum . It is widespread across southern Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and northern South America. It is also reported from Florida but apparently now extinct in that state. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

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  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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