Bulbophyllum nutans

Bulbophyllum nutans
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
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.

  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.