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Fruit fly orchid

Bulbophyllum baileyi

Fruit fly orchid

About

Bulbophyllum baileyi, commonly known as the fruit fly orchid, is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that is native to Queensland and New Guinea. It has coarse, creeping rhizomes, curved, yellowish pseudobulbs with a single thick, fleshy leaf, and a single cream-coloured flower with yellow, red or purple spots. It grows on trees and rocks in open forest, often in exposed places.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Bulbophyllum baileyi
Slug
bulbophyllum-baileyi
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bulbophyllum
Species
baileyi
Wikidata QID
Q4987441
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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