Orchidaceae
Nilgiri bulb-leaf orchid
Bulbophyllum sterile
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Nilgiri bulb-leaf orchid, Sterile bulbophyllum
- Malayalam
- മൂക്കിട്ടകായ
Synonyms
- Bulbophyllum cupreum var. flavum Rchb.f.
- Bulbophyllum neilgherrense Wight
- Bulbophyllum nilgherrense Wight
- Epidendrum sterile Lam.
- Phyllorchis caudata (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Phyllorkis nilgherensis (Wight) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: FarEnd2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.