Orchidaceae
Red horntail orchid
Bulbophyllum maxillare
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Red horntail orchid
Synonyms
- Bulbophyllum blumei (Kuntze) J.J.Sm.
- Bulbophyllum cuspidilingua Rchb.f.
- Bulbophyllum ephippium Ridl.
- Bulbophyllum masdevalliaceum Kraenzl.
- Cirrhopetalum blumei Lindl.
- Cirrhopetalum maxillare Lindl.
- Ephippium ciliatum Blume
- Ephippium masdevalliaceum (Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Phyllorchis maxillaris (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Phyllorkis blumei Kuntze
- Phyllorkis maxillaris (Lindl.) Kuntze
Photos

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Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.