As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Bulbophyllum
This genus name was first published in Hist. Orchid. : t. 3 (1822)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005730.
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Synonyms of Bulbophyllum
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrochaene | Fol. Orchid. 2: n.° 1 (1853) | wfo-4000000395 | ||
| Adelopetalum | J. Bot. 29: 152 (1891) | wfo-4000000582 | ||
| Anisopetalon | Exot. Fl. 2: t. 149 (1825) | wfo-4000002192 | ||
| Blepharochilum | Orchadian 13: 499 (2002) | wfo-4000004778 | ||
| Bolbophyllaria | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 934 (1852) | wfo-4000004905 | ||
| Bolbophyllopsis | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 933 (1852) | wfo-4000004906 | ||
| Canacorchis | Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 35: 653 (1964) | wfo-4000006504 | ||
| Carparomorchis | Orchadian 13: 499 (2002) | wfo-4000006767 | ||
| Chaseella | Kirkia 1: 88 (1961) | wfo-4000007715 | ||
| Cirrhopetalum | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 45 (1830) | wfo-4000008368 | ||
| Cochlia | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 320 (1825) | wfo-4000008742 | ||
| Codonosiphon | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 893 (1913) | wfo-4000008801 | ||
| Dactylorhynchus | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 890 (1913) | wfo-4000010650 | ||
| Didactyle | Fol. Orchid. 1: 1 (1852) | wfo-4000011593 | ||
| Diphyes | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 310 (1825) | wfo-4000011903 | ||
| Drymoda | Sert. Orchid. : t. 8 C (1838) | wfo-4000012628 | ||
| Ephippium | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 308 (1825) | wfo-4000013563 | ||
| Epicranthes | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 306 (1825) | wfo-4000013583 | ||
| Ferruminaria | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 635 (1994) | wfo-4000014697 | ||
| Fruticicola | Orchadian 13: 499 (2002) | wfo-4000015096 | ||
| Genyorchis | Westafr. Kautschuk-Exped. : 280 (1900) | wfo-4000015514 | ||
| Hamularia | Komarovia 4: 18 (2006) | wfo-4000016813 | ||
| Hapalochilus | Orchidee (Hamburg) 29: 248 (1978) | wfo-4000016846 | ||
| Henosis | Fl. Brit. India 5: 771 (1890) | wfo-4000017485 | ||
| Hippoglossum | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 3: t. 14 (1829) | wfo-4000017964 | ||
| Hordeanthos | Richardiana 7: 88 (2007) | wfo-4000018266 | ||
| Hyalosema | Orchid Rev. 27: 130 (1919) | wfo-4000018482 | ||
| Ichthyostomum | Orchadian 13: 499 (2002) | wfo-4000018939 | ||
| Ione | Fol. Orchid. 2: n.° 1 (1853) | wfo-4000019133 | ||
| Jejosephia | J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 7: 217 (1985) | wfo-4000019552 | ||
| Katherinea | Lloydia 19: 94 (1956) | wfo-4000019869 | ||
| Lepanthanthe | Richardiana 7: 82 (2007) | wfo-4000021047 | ||
| Lyraea | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 46 (1830) | wfo-4000022547 | ||
| Macrolepis | Voy. Astrolabe 2: 25 (1834) | wfo-4000022720 | ||
| Malachadenia | Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 67 (1839) | wfo-4000022918 | ||
| Mastigion | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 635 (1994) | wfo-4000023286 | ||
| Megaclinium | Bot. Reg. 12: t. 989 (1826) | wfo-4000023478 | ||
| Monomeria | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 61 (1830) | wfo-4000024719 | ||
| Monosepalum | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 682 (1913) | wfo-4000024749 | ||
| Odontostylis | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. 4 (1828) | wfo-4000026616 | ||
| Oncophyllum | Orchadian 13: 420 (2001) | wfo-4000026851 | ||
| Osyricera | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 307 (1825) | wfo-4000027423 | ||
| Oxysepala | Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 17 (1851) | wfo-4000027590 | ||
| Pachyrhachis | Herb. Gén. Amat. , sér. 2, 3: 23 (1845) | wfo-4000027696 | ||
| Papulipetalum | Orchadian 13: 500 (2002) | wfo-4000027955 | ||
| Pedilochilus | Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee , Nachtr.: 218 (1905) | wfo-4000028417 | ||
| Pelma | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 112 (1909) | wfo-4000028482 | ||
| Peltopus | Polish Bot. J. 46: 114 (2001) | wfo-4000028519 | ||
| Phyllorchis | Histoire Particuli?re des Plantes Orchid?es 1822 | wfo-4000029460 | ||
| Rhytionanthos | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 637 (1994) | wfo-4000033204 | ||
| Saccoglossum | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 683 (1912) | wfo-4000033739 | ||
| Sarcobodium | Prakt. Stud. Orchid. : 306 (1854) | wfo-4000034017 | ||
| Sarcopodium | Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 155 (1850) | wfo-4000034072 | ||
| Serpenticaulis | Orchadian 13: 500 (2002) | wfo-4000035154 | ||
| Sestochilos | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. 3 (1828) | wfo-4000035196 | ||
| Spilorchis | Orchadian 15: 37 (2005) | wfo-4000036090 | ||
| Sunipia | Orchid. Scelet. : 14, 21, 25 (1826) | wfo-4000037086 | ||
| Synarmosepalum | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 639 (1994) | wfo-4000037268 | ||
| Tapeinoglossum | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 892 (1913) | wfo-4000037553 | ||
| Taurostalix | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 933 (1852) | wfo-4000037619 | ||
| Trachyrhachis | Richardiana 7: 85 (2007) | wfo-4000038737 | ||
| Trias | Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 60 (1830) | wfo-4000038878 | ||
| Tribrachia | Bot. Reg. 10: t. 832 (1824) | wfo-4000038889 | ||
| Tripudianthes | Richardiana 7(2): 94 (2007) | wfo-4000039329 | ||
| Vesicisepalum | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 641 (1994) | wfo-4000040196 | ||
| Xiphizusa | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 919 (1852) | wfo-4000040989 | ||
| Zygoglossum | Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 5 (1825) | wfo-4000041331 | ||
| Bulbophyllaria | Fl. Mauritius : 344 (1877) | wfo-4100002752 | ||
| Cirrhophyllum | Orchid Rev. 73(859, noh): 1 (1965) | wfo-4100002763 | ||
| Epicrianthes | Fl. Javae Praef. p. vii (1828) | wfo-4100002781 | ||
| Bolbophyllum | Syst. Veg. , 3: 681 (1826) | wfo-4100003115 | ||
| Phyllorkis | Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 319 (1809) | wfo-4100003190 | ||
| Kaurorchis | Orchadian 13: 499 (2002) | wfo-4100003218 | ||
| Odontostylis | Fl. Javae , Praef.: vii (1828) | wfo-4100003233 |
Species in Bulbophyllum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Bulbophyllum:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbophyllum abangjoei | Forests 13(11)-1759: 3. 2022 [25 Oct 2022] [epublished] | wfo-1000043673 | ||
| Bulbophyllum abuniorum | Telopea 29: 10 (2025) | wfo-1000078463 | ||
| Bulbophyllum agyropus | Linnaea 41: 42 1877 | — | wfo-0001223386 | |
| Bulbophyllum andersonii | Rep. Andam. 51, nomen. | wfo-0001088098 | ||
| Bulbophyllum antenniferum subsp. icterinum | Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 10(9): 88 (2024) | wfo-1200105879 | ||
| Bulbophyllum atromaculatum | Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 10(12): 117 (2024) | wfo-1000077391 | ||
| Bulbophyllum austroyunnaense | Wild Orchids Yunnan : 371 (2010) | wfo-1000052821 | ||
| Bulbophyllum balansae | New Taxa New Names 6(errata): 12 2024 | wfo-1000065074 | ||
| Bulbophyllum barcelonae | Nordic J. Bot. 2024(1)-e04187: 2 2024 | wfo-1000065261 | ||
| Bulbophyllum basiflorum | Taiwania 68(2): 143 2023 | wfo-1000049891 | ||
| Bulbophyllum beforonense | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 230 1925 | — | wfo-0001088207 | |
| Bulbophyllum biflorum | Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 646 (1859) | wfo-0000463806 | ||
| Bulbophyllum bijiangense | Wild Orchids Yunnan : 371 (2010) | wfo-1000052822 | ||
| Bulbophyllum bokodense | Phytotaxa 662(2): 188 (2024) | wfo-1000070976 | ||
| Bulbophyllum bonjolianum | Gard. Bull. Singapore 76(2): 252 (2024) | wfo-1000077363 | ||
| Bulbophyllum boukettae | Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 1: 89 1884 | — | wfo-0001221899 | |
| Bulbophyllum bracteolatum subsp. kegelii | – | — | wfo-0001319359 | |
| Bulbophyllum braunii | Mitt. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. 2: 154 1889 | — | wfo-0001245647 | |
| Bulbophyllum breviscapum | Wild Orchids Yunnan : 372 (2010) | wfo-1000054344 | ||
| Bulbophyllum bukitrayaense | Phytotaxa 700(3): 253 (2025) | wfo-1000081474 | ||
| Bulbophyllum burfordense | Garden (London, 1871-1927) 47: 225. 1895 [30 Mar 1895] | wfo-1000047070 | ||
| Bulbophyllum charishampeliae | Lankesteriana 19(1): 21. 2019 [26 Apr 2019] [epublished] | wfo-1200009776 | ||
| Bulbophyllum congolanum subsp. leucorrhachis | Orch. Culture Protect. 24bis: 8, without latin descr. or type. 1996 | wfo-0001369254 | ||
| Bulbophyllum conitum | Orch. Afr. Tab. Esp. | wfo-0001222840 | ||
| Bulbophyllum continentale | J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 88 (2025) | wfo-1000079512 | ||
| Bulbophyllum cophocropion | OrchideenJ. 9(1): 3. 2021 [5 May 2021] [epublished] | wfo-1000043377 | ||
| Bulbophyllum cracens | Wild Orchids Yunnan : 375 (2010) | wfo-1000052820 | ||
| Bulbophyllum cylindrocarpum var. cylindrocarpum | – | Unknown | wfo-0000483300 | |
| Bulbophyllum dalatensis | Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(1): 64, nom. nov. 1974 [1973 publ. 1974] | wfo-0001223116 | ||
| Bulbophyllum dearei | Gard. Chron. n.s., 23(no. 595): 664. 1885 [23 May 1885] | wfo-1200009811 | ||
| Bulbophyllum deergongense | Phytotaxa 619(2): 200 2023 | wfo-1000055624 | ||
| Bulbophyllum deshmukhii | Orchid Rev. Suppl., 130(1338): 20. 2022 [Jun 2022] [Quart. Suppl. Int. Reg. Orchid Hybrids] | wfo-1000049351 | ||
| Bulbophyllum dresslerianum | J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 31(2): 273 (2023) | wfo-1000079413 | ||
| Bulbophyllum elisae | Fragm. (Mueller) 6(44): 120. 1868 [Feb 1868] | wfo-0001088319 | ||
| Bulbophyllum fernandopoanum | Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-11), Bot. 2: 180, nomen. 1922 [Feb-Jun 1922] | wfo-0001223567 | ||
| Bulbophyllum flabelloveneris | Updated Checkl. Orchids Vietnam 73 2003 | — | wfo-0001268113 | |
| Bulbophyllum gadsupiorum | Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 9(1): 7 2023 | wfo-1000047235 | ||
| Bulbophyllum gopalianum | Nordic J. Bot. 2024(5)-e04256: 3 2024 | wfo-1000066134 | ||
| Bulbophyllum gurungianum | Lankesteriana 23(1): 110 2023 | wfo-1000047267 | ||
| Bulbophyllum halmaherae | Kew Bull. 80(1): [3 of 5] (2025) | wfo-1000078147 | ||
| Bulbophyllum hemirhachis | Orchis 2: 135 1908 | — | wfo-0001245414 | |
| Bulbophyllum hirundinis var. calvum | Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 309. 2017 [Mar 2017] , ed. 2 | wfo-1200027602 | ||
| Bulbophyllum hornensis | World Checkl. Seed Pl. 2(1): 14 1996 | — | wfo-0001263236 | |
| Bulbophyllum howense | J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 89 (2025) | wfo-1000079513 | ||
| Bulbophyllum insulanum | Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-11), Bot. 2: 180, nomen. 1922 [Feb-Jun 1922] | wfo-0001222727 | ||
| Bulbophyllum jimcootesii | Lankesteriana 19(1): 21. 2019 [26 Apr 2019] [epublished] | wfo-1200009777 | ||
| Bulbophyllum johannae | Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 10(2): 29 2024 | wfo-1000062758 | ||
| Bulbophyllum kewensis | Orchideen 328 1914 | — | wfo-0001088320 | |
| Bulbophyllum lampadion | Lankesteriana 24(2): 194 2024 | wfo-1000076280 | ||
| Bulbophyllum lampmchlamys | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 145 1923 | — | wfo-0001223027 | |
| Bulbophyllum leonidae | Ann. Bot. Fenn. 61: 161 (2024) | wfo-1000075505 | ||
| Bulbophyllum lepidum var. angustum | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 282 1896 | — | wfo-0000531333 | |
| Bulbophyllum levanae var. giganteum | Philipp. Orchid Rev. 5: 2 (1953) | wfo-1200014682 | ||
| Bulbophyllum leysenianum | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. xvii. 55 (1895); Proc. 134, 135, f. 19. | wfo-0000534209 | ||
| Bulbophyllum linearibractium | New Taxa New Names 6: 514 2023 | wfo-1000057169 | ||
| Bulbophyllum lutescens | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 158 1910 | — | wfo-0001245416 | |
| Bulbophyllum macranthum | Orchid Rev. 126(1323, Suppl.): 62 (2018) | wfo-1200002778 | ||
| Bulbophyllum maromanganum | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 323. 1922 | wfo-0001223483 | ||
| Bulbophyllum maxii | Wild Orchids Taiwan : 162 (2014) | wfo-1000052564 | ||
| Bulbophyllum micholitzii | Orchids Thailand 367 (1961) | wfo-1200107590 | ||
| Bulbophyllum muscicolum | Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille 1: 26, t. 15 1913 | — | wfo-0001088206 | |
| Bulbophyllum mutabile var. obesum | Orchids of Borneo 2: 74 (1991). | wfo-0001402298 | ||
| Bulbophyllum neilkonradii | Lankesteriana 19(1): 21. 2019 [26 Apr 2019] [epublished] | wfo-1200009778 | ||
| Bulbophyllum oculatum | Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 24: 309 (1862) | wfo-0000568576 | ||
| Bulbophyllum odoardoi | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. 6. (1888) 179. | wfo-0001222231 | ||
| Bulbophyllum pachyphyllum | Wild Orchids Yunnan : 392 (2010) | wfo-1000054343 | ||
| Bulbophyllum paleaceum | Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(2): 503. 1883 [14 Apr 1883] | wfo-0000576261 | ||
| Bulbophyllum papilluliferum | Phytotaxa 677(3): 272 (2024) | wfo-1000077361 | ||
| Bulbophyllum parex | Harvard Pap. Bot. 28(1): 130 2023 | wfo-1000050601 | ||
| Bulbophyllum parryae | The Lakhers 605 (1932), nomen. | wfo-0000579426 | ||
| Bulbophyllum parryae | Lakhers 605 (1932) | wfo-1000053553 | ||
| Bulbophyllum pattllum | J. Asiat. Soc., Sci. 61: 38 1912 | — | wfo-0001222762 | |
| Bulbophyllum pelseri | Nordic J. Bot. 2024(1)-e04187: 4 2024 | wfo-1000065262 | ||
| Bulbophyllum petreianum | Gardens of the Sun 342 (1880), nomen. | wfo-0001222908 | ||
| Bulbophyllum pianmaense | Wild Orchids Yunnan : 394 (2010) | wfo-1000052818 | ||
| Bulbophyllum pilopetalum | PeerJ 11(e14721): 5 2023 | wfo-1000057318 | ||
| Bulbophyllum psittacinum | Novon 32: 187 (2024) | wfo-1000077945 | ||
| Bulbophyllum punakhaense | Lankesteriana 23(1): 114 2023 | wfo-1000047266 | ||
| Bulbophyllum quangdangii | New Taxa New Names 6: 545 2023 | wfo-1000057175 | ||
| Bulbophyllum reptans | Numer. List : n.º 1988 (1829) | — | wfo-0001088318 | |
| Bulbophyllum romklaoense | PhytoKeys 238: 148 2024 | wfo-1000061178 | ||
| Bulbophyllum rubellum | Checkl. Papuasian Orchids 77 2017 | wfo-1000045266 | ||
| Bulbophyllum saccatum | New Taxa New Names 6: 545 2023 | wfo-1200068960 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sandfordiorum | Kew Bull. 80(2): [2 of 6] (2025) | wfo-1000079919 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sapathawungense | Taiwania 69(3): 386 (2024) | wfo-1000075133 | ||
| Bulbophyllum schultzeanum | Wiss. Ergebn. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1910-11), Bot. 2: 180, nomen. 1922 [Feb-Jun 1922] | wfo-0001223625 | ||
| Bulbophyllum scrobictdilabre | Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 13: 70 1914 | — | wfo-0001221726 | |
| Bulbophyllum sect. Aeschynanthoides | Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 137. 1930 | wfo-1000047269 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Altisceptrum | Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg sér. 2, 13: 34. 1914 | wfo-1000047270 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Antennata | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2(6): 179. 1889 | wfo-1000047271 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Brachyantha | Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(2): 264. 1861 , as 'Bolbophyllum' | wfo-1000047268 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum | Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(2): 259. 1861 , as 'Bolbophyllum' | wfo-1000047264 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Ephippium | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1(9): 700, 777 (1912) | wfo-1200105943 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Fruticicola | – | wfo-3400010160 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Inversiflora | Kew Bull. 76(1): 16. 2021 | wfo-1000025870 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Lasiogaster | Malesian Orchid J. 21:59. 2018 | wfo-1200002779 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Megaloglossum | J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 11(1): 91. 1933 | wfo-1000048974 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Minutissima | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2(6): 180 1889 | wfo-1000076510 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Monosepalum | Nova Guinea 12: 374 1916 | wfo-1200109542 | ||
| Bulbophyllum sect. Oxysepalae | Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3: 504 1883 | wfo-1000075462 |