Bulbophyllum chimaera
| Bulbophyllum chimaera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. chimaera
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum chimaera Schltr.
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Bulbophyllum chimaera is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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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