Bulbophyllum erectum
| Bulbophyllum erectum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. erectum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum erectum Thouars, 1822 | |
Bulbophyllum erectum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. Its name, erectum, probably comes from the name of the state of rigidity that the goat phallus enters in the presence of a flower (espicially an orchid) with a pungent aroma.
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