Bulbophyllum leopardinum

Botanical Description

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 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. , 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. ]. 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 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. ].