Bulbophyllum maxillare — a medium houseplant
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Bulbophyllum maxillare

Bulbophyllum Maxillare

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Bulbophyllum maxillare, commonly known as the red horntail orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid with tapered grooved, dark green to yellowish pseudobulbs, each with a single large, thin leaf and a single reddish flower with yellow or white edges. The lateral sepals are much larger than the dorsal sepal which in turn is much larger than the petals. It grows on the lower branches of rainforest trees in India, New Guinea and tropical North Queensland.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Bulbophyllum
Family
Orchidaceae
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