Bulbophyllum scabratum

Bulbophyllum scabratum, butterfly egg Bulbophyllum, or Rough Bulb-Leaf Orchid is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum in section Eublepharon. ^[1]

Bulbophyllum scabratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bulbophyllum
Species:	B. scabratum
Binomial name
Bulbophyllum scabratum Rchb. f. 1861
Synonyms
Bulbophyllum confertum Hook.f. 1890 Bulbophyllum insulsum (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 1973 publ. 1974 Bulbophyllum levinei Schltr. 1924 Bulbophyllum lockii Aver. & Averyanova 2006 Bulbophyllum psychoon Rchb.f. 1878 Cirrhopetalum insulsum Gagnep. 1950 Phyllorkis conferta (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891 Phyllorkis psychoon (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891

Distribution

Plants are found in China (Hong Kong and Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan and Zhejiang), Taiwan, Assam India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand at elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters.^[2]