Bulbophyllum nocturnum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
Species: | B. nocturnum
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Binomial name | |
Bulbophyllum nocturnum J.J.Verm., de Vogel, Schuit. & A.Vogel
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Bulbophyllum nocturnum is a species of epiphytic orchid that grows in New Britain. It was described in 2011, and is the first species of orchid known to consistently flower during the night, and close its flowers during the day.[2]
Schuiteman
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).