Bulbophyllum Beccarii (Orchidaceae)

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Bulbophyllum beccarii is the largest species in the genus bulbophyllum and one of the largest species in the orchidaceae family.

The leaves are in the shape of a large bowl designed to catch fallen dust and use it as fertilizer.

It is 60 cm long, 20 cm wide, yellow-green, and vertically oriented.

This orchid grows in the tropical rainforests of Borneo.

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