Global InformationBulbophyllum weinthalii information
| Wax orchid | |
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| Bulbophyllum weinthalii in the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. weinthalii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum weinthalii R.S.Rogers[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bulbophyllum weinthalii, commonly known as the wax orchid,[2] is a species of epiphytic orchid that forms dense clumps on hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii). It has crowded pseudobulbs each with a single thin, leathery, dark green leaf and a single white, green or cream-coloured flower with red or purplish markings. It occurs from south-eastern Queensland to Dorrigo National Park in New South Wales.
- ^ a b "Bulbophyllum weinthalii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 433. ISBN 1877069124.