''Bulbophyllum filiforme'' is a species of

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

plant in the family Orchidaceae, found in Cameroon and Nigeria, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry, lowland evergreen forests. It was botanically described in 1895, and is currently threatened by habitat loss due to the clearing of forests for the establishment of plantations and other agricultural ventures. ''B. filiforme'' is the

basionym In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...

for Vermeulen's treatment of it as '' Bulbophyllum resupinatum'' var. ''filiforme'' (Kraenzl.) J.J.Verm.

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filiforme Critically endangered plants Plants described in 1895 Orchids of Cameroon Orchids of Nigeria Epiphytic orchids Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin {{Bulbophyllum-stub