Bulbophyllum maximum
Also known as: Bulbophyllum cyrtopetalum Schltr. +17 more
- Bulbophyllum cyrtopetalum Schltr.
- Bulbophyllum djumaense (De Wild.) De Wild.
- Bulbophyllum djumaense (DeWild.) DeWild.
- Bulbophyllum djumaense var. grandifolium De Wild.
- Bulbophyllum djumaense var. grandifolium DeWild.
- Bulbophyllum maximum var. oxypterum (Lindl.) Pérez-Vera
- Bulbophyllum moirianum A.D.Hawkes
- Bulbophyllum nyassanum Schltr.
- Bulbophyllum oxypterum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Bulbophyllum oxypterum var. mozambicense (Finet) De Wild.
- Bulbophyllum oxypterum var. mozambicense (Finet) DeWild.
- Bulbophyllum subcoriaceum De Wild.
- Bulbophyllum subcoriaceum DeWild.
- Megaclinium djumaensis De Wild.
- Megaclinium djumaensis DeWild.
- Megaclinium flaccidum Hook.
- Megaclinium maximum Lindl.
- Megaclinium oxypterum Lindl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Bulbophyllum maximum is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Bulbophyllum, which contains over 2200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe