Venus' fan bulbophyllum

(Bulbophyllum dischidiifolium)

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Description

ulbophyllum 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

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Bulbophyllum
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