Bulbophyllum roxburghii

Bulbophyllum roxburghii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum roxburghii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. roxburghii
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum roxburghii
(Lindl.) Rchb. f.

The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.[1]

References

  1. Stearn, William (1973). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). p. 278. ISBN 0304937215.


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