Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusBulbophyllum
Scientific name with authorshipBulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bulbophyllum ciliatum Schltr.Bulbophyllum cyrtopetalum Schltr.Bulbophyllum djumaense (De Wild.) De Wild.Bulbophyllum djumaense (DeWild.) DeWild.Bulbophyllum djumaense var. grandifolium De Wild.Bulbophyllum djumaense var. grandifolium DeWild.Bulbophyllum maximum var. oxypterum (Lindl.) Pérez-VeraBulbophyllum moirianum A.D.HawkesBulbophyllum nyassanum Schltr.Bulbophyllum oxypterum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.Bulbophyllum oxypterum var. mozambicense (Finet) De Wild.Bulbophyllum oxypterum var. mozambicense (Finet) DeWild.Bulbophyllum platyrhachis (Rolfe) Schltr.Bulbophyllum subcoriaceum De Wild.Bulbophyllum subcoriaceum DeWild.Megaclinium djumaensis De Wild.Megaclinium djumaensis DeWild.Megaclinium flaccidum Hook.Megaclinium maximum Lindl.Megaclinium oxypterum Lindl.Megaclinium oxypterum var. mozambicense FinetMegaclinium platyrhachis RolfeMegaclinium purpuratum Lindl.Megaclinium subcoriaceum De Wild.Megaclinium subcoriaceum DeWild.Phyllorchis maxima (Lindl.) KuntzePhyllorchis oxyptera (Lindl.) KuntzePhyllorkis maxima (Lindl.) KuntzePhyllorkis oxyptera (Lindl.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier619471-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.