Bulbophyllum pahudii

Bulbophyllum pahudii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. pahudii
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum pahudii
(de Vriese) Rchb. f.
Synonyms
  • Ephippium capitatum Blume (1825)
  • Cirrhopetalum capitatum (Blume) Lindl. (1843)
  • Cirrhopetalum pahudii de Vriese (1854)
  • Cirrhopetalum carinatum Teijsm. & Binn. (1855)
  • Bulbophyllum javanicum Miq. (1859)
  • Cirrhopetalum flagelliforme Teijsm. & Binn. ex Rchb. (1861)
  • Bulbophyllum virescens J.J.Sm. (1900)

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.

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