Global InformationBulbophyllum wolfei information
| Fleshy snake orchid | |
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| Illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. wolfei
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum wolfei B.Gray & D.L.Jones[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Serpenticaulis wolfei (B.Gray & D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones | |
Bulbophyllum wolfei, commonly known as the fleshy snake orchid,[2] is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with thin, creeping rhizomes, and flattened pseudobulbs each with a single thick, fleshy, dark green leaf and a single cream-coloured flower with dark red stripes. It mostly grows on rainforest trees in tropical North Queensland.
- ^ a b "Bulbophyllum wolfei". 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. pp. 432–433. ISBN 1877069124.