Jump to content

Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Species:
B. hirsutiusculum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum

Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Madagascar. It is critically endangered and may be extinct as a result of illegal collection for ornamental use and subsistence woodgathering.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2015). "Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T68501540A68716388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T68501540A68716388.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.