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Wheat-leaf rope orchid

Bulbophyllum shepherdii (F.Muell.) Rchb.f.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bulbophyllum

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Wheat-leaf rope orchid: Bulbophyllum shepherdii growing in the Bomaderry Creek Reserve
Photo: Don Wood, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Wheat-leaf rope orchid, Wheat-leaved bulbophyllum

Synonyms

  • Bulbophyllum crassulifolium (A.Cunn.) Rupp
  • Dendrobium crassulifolium A.Cunn.
  • Dendrobium shepherdii F.Muell.
  • Dendrobium shepherdii var. platyphyllum F.Muell.
  • Oxysepala shepherdii (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Phyllorkis shepherdii (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.