Bulbophyllum filiforme is a species of epiphytic

Epiphyte

An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object , derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone and in the...

 plant

Plant

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 in the Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...

 family, found in Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

 and Nigeria

Nigeria

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, where its natural habitat

Habitat

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 is subtropical or tropical dry, lowland evergreen forest

Forest

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s. It was botanically described in 1895, and is currently threatened by habitat loss due to the clearing of forests for the establishment of plantation

Plantation

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s and other agricultural ventures. B. filiforme is the basionym

Basionym

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 for Vermeulen's treatment of it as Bulbophyllum resupinatum

Bulbophyllum resupinatum

Bulbophyllum resupinatum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.-References:**...

var. filiforme (Kraenzl.) J.J.Verm.