Bulbophyllum pahudii

Bulbophyllum pahudii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bulbophyllum
Species:	Bulbophyllum pahudii
Synonyms
	Ephippium capitatum Blume (1825); Cirrhopetalum capitatum (Blume) Lindl. (1843); Cirrhopetalum pahudii de Vriese (1854); Cirrhopetalum carinatum Teijsm. & Binn. (1855); Bulbophyllum javanicum Miq. (1859); Cirrhopetalum flagelliforme Teijsm. & Binn. ex Rchb. (1861); Bulbophyllum virescens J.J.Sm. (1900);

Bulbophyllum pahudii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It can be found in Java, at a minimum elevation of 850 meters and is very rare. It was first discovered in 1883. This species of orchid has a very bad smell but is very beautiful. Bulbophyllum pahudii flowers are over 4" tall.

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