How to identify Bulbophyllum elegantulum
Identify Bulbophyllum elegantulum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-June.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bulbophyllum elegantulum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bulbophyllum elegantulum
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-June
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bulbophyllum elegantulum itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bulbophyllum elegantulum
Bulbophyllum elegantulum is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to June.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Bulbophyllum elegantulum belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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