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Bulbophyllum nutans

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Species of orchid

Bulbophyllum nutans
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: B. nutans
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum nutans
(Thouars) Thouars (1822)
Synonyms
  • Phyllorkis nutans Thouars 1819
  • Bulbophyllum andringitranum Schltr. 1924
  • Bulbophyllum variifolium Schltr. 1924
  • Bulbophyllum ambohitrense H.Perrier 1937
  • Bulbophyllum tsinjoarivense H.Perrier 1937

Bulbophyllum nutans is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands in the family of Orchidaceae. They form into a cluster, creating a group of green-like bulb appearance that form pseudobulbs with cotyledon-like leaves on top that usually has two leaves. The orchids form an inflorescence of white-golden like flowers that shoot out from beneath the orchid's pseudobulbs.

References

  1. "Appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
Taxon identifiers
Bulbophyllum nutans


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