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Red bead orchid

Bulbophyllum minutissimum (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bulbophyllum

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Red bead orchid: Bulbophyllum minutissimum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Herbarium specimen number K000482141 collected by Fawcett, H.C. in the Richmond river in Australia.
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Herbarium Specimens, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
arz
بلبوفيلوم مينوتيسيموم
English
Red bead orchid, Squat moss orchid

Synonyms

  • Bulbophyllum moniliforme F.Muell.
  • Bulbophyllum moniliforme R.King
  • Dendrobium minutissimum F.Muell.
  • Dendrobium nummulifolium R.King
  • Oncophyllum minutissimum (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Phyllorchis minutissima (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Phyllorkis minutissima (F.Muell.) Kuntze

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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.