Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum
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| Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. rhodoglossum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum Schltr. 1913 | |
Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum, first described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1913 in Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis.[1][2] It is an epiphyte[3] growing in Papua New Guinea[4] on trees in mountain forests around 1000 metres in elevation.[2][5] The flowers are white, and the labellum red with a yellow tip.[6]
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