Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris

Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris, often listed as B. lepidum is a species of orchid, in the subfamily Epidendroideae and the genus Bulbophyllum, with the common name: Venus' fan bulbophyllum. This orchid greatly resembles the Bulbophyllum pulchellum. Its flowers cluster in groups of 7 to 10 in a fan like structure. They are mainly red but taper to yellow at the edges. It is native to Hainan island, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. flabellum-veneris
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum flabellum-veneris
(J.Koenig) Aver.
Synonyms

Bulbophyllum flabelloveneris (J. Koenig) Seidenf. & Ormerod ex Aver.;
Bulbophyllum gamosepalum (Griff.) J.J.Sm.;
Bulbophyllum griffithianum E.C.Parish & Rchb.f. [Illegitimate];
Bulbophyllum lepidum (Blume) J.J.Sm.;
Bulbophyllum lepidum var. angustum Ridl.;
Bulbophyllum lepidum var. insigne J.J.Sm.;
Bulbophyllum rolfeanum (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand;
Bulbophyllum umbellatum J.J.Sm. [Illegitimate];
Bulbophyllum viscidum J.J.Sm.;
Cirrhopetalum ciliatum Klinge;
Cirrhopetalum flabellum-veneris (J.Koenig) Seidenf. & Ormerod;
Cirrhopetalum gagnepainii Guillaumin;
Cirrhopetalum gamosepalum Griff.;
Cirrhopetalum lepidum (Blume) Schltr.;
Cirrhopetalum siamense Rolfe ex Downie;
Cirrhopetalum stramineum var. purpureum Gagnep.;
Cirrhopetalum viscidum (J.J.Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist;
Ephippium lepidum Blume;
Epidendrum flabellum-veneris J.Koenig;
Phyllorchis gamosepala (Griff.) Kuntze;
Phyllorchis rolfei Kuntze;
Phyllorkis gamosepala (Griff.) Kuntze.

References
  1. http://www.asianplant.net/Orchidaceae/Bulbophyllum_flabellum-veneris.htm accessed 2/11/2015


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