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Bulbophyllum longissimum

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Species of orchid

Bulbophyllum longissimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: B. longissimum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum longissimum
(Ridl.) J.J.Sm.(1912)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhopetalum longissimum Ridl. (1896)

Bulbophyllum longissimum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is native to the Malay Peninsula. It is most noted for its very large flowers with pendant, pink lateral petals up to 30 cm (12 inches) in length. The lip is yellow.

References

  1. Graf, Alfred B. (1970). Exotica III. East Rutherford, N.J.: Roehrs Co. p. 1561.

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Taxon identifiers
Bulbophyllum longissimum
Cirrhopetalum longissimum


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