Bulbophyllum leopardinum
(Wall.) Lindl. ex Wall.
Orchidaceae
Bulbophyllum colomaculosum Z.H.Tsi & S.C.Chen
Bulbophyllum schmidtianum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium leopardinum Wall.
Phyllorkis leopardina (Wall.) Kuntze
Phyllorkis schmidtiana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
Sarcopodium leopardinum (Wall.) Lindl. & Paxton
Common Name:
General Information
Bulbophyllum leopardinum is an evergreen, epiphytic orchid producing a cluster of stems from a creeping or straggling rhizome. New shoots arise from the basal node of the pseudobulb. Plants can form large colonies[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Neither the extent of occurrence nor the area of occupancy of Bulbophyllum leopardinum are estimated to be below the threshold for a threatened category. There are numerous threats to orchids in this region such as over-collecting for medicinal use and the ongoing threats of logging, expanding human populations and conversion of habitat to agriculture. At present there is not enough data to suggest this species is in decline or under immediate threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Habitat
Epiphytic on trees (mainly Quercus glauca and Schima wallichii) in evergreen, lowland forest; at elevations from 1,300 - 3, 300 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
Cultivation Details
In Nepal this species is found in evergreen broadleaved forests, where the the rainfal is monsoonal, falling mainly from mid June to mid September. The climate of these forests ranges from sub-tropical to warm temperate at higher elevations, winters are warm to mild and frosts are generally few[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
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1750- Title
- Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal
- Publication
- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530
- Author
- Bijaya Pant et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0974-7893
- Description
-
].
This species is said to favour the partial shade provided by an ever-green broad-leaved sub-tropical forest[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
The flowers have a very offensive smell and attract carrion flies for pollination[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A paste made from the pseudobulbs is used as a poultice to treat burns[
1750- Title
- Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal
- Publication
- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530
- Author
- Bijaya Pant et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0974-7893
- Description
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].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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