Bulbophyllum purpurascens

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Bulbophyllum purpurascens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. purpurascens
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum purpurascens
Teijsm. & Binn.

Bulbophyllum purpurascens is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum in section Cirrhopetalum. Not the most showy of orchids, this orchid bears 10 to 12 flowers on each of its inflorescences. The flowers are pale yellow and are about 1.5 cm long. It is native to Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

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