Bulbophyllum chimaera
Bulbophyllum chimaera is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
| Bulbophyllum chimaera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Dendrobieae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. chimaera |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum chimaera Schltr. | |
It was identified by Schltr. in 1913. The species grows within montane forests at an approximate elevation 1000 meters on tree trunks devoid of moss, in Papua and New Guinea[1].
The genus Bulbophyllum contains around 2000 species distributed across the warmer continents. It was first described by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars[2]
References
- "Orchid Species: Bulbophyllum chimaera". Orchids.org. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- L. Schiff, Joel (2018). Rare and Exotic Orchids - Their Nature and Cutural Significance. Switzerland: Springer, Cham. p. 52. ISBN 978-3-319-70033-5.
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