Bulbophyllum membranaceum

Bulbophyllum membranaceum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It produces small maroon coloured flowers about six millimeters long. The pseudobulbs are rounded and each carries a single leaf. It is native to Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Borneo, Sumatra, and other countries in the South East Asia region.

Bulbophyllum membranaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. membranaceum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum membranaceum
Teijsm. & Binn.
Synonyms
  • Diphyes membranacea (Teijsm. & Binn.) Szlach. & Rutk. 2008
  • Phyllorkis membranacea (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze 1891
  • Bulbophyllum avicella Ridl. 1896
  • Bulbophyllum ciliatoides Seidenf. 1975
  • Bulbophyllum gibbonianum Schltr. 1921
  • Bulbophyllum nuruanum Schltr. 1905

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