Bulbophyllum rufilabrum

Bulbophyllum rufilabrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species: Bulbophyllum rufilabrum

Bulbophyllum rufilabrum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. Its common name is 'The Fox Red Lip Bulbophyllum.' The Bulbophyllum rufilabrum flowers in October and November in the Indo-China region. The flower is .3 cm wide and .5 cm high. It is made up of three peddles, the outer two forming an open pod shape with a third, red peddle, in the center. The blooms form clusters on the end of the orchid's spikes (stems). [1]


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