Many Bulbophyllum species have the typical odor of rotting carcasses, and the flies they attract assist in their reproduction through pollination.
In some species, it is hardly swollen at all and looks like a normal stem with many leaves while at the other extreme, some genera such as Bulbophyllum have single, spherical pseudobulbs with one (or two) leafs at the apex of each.
The conservatory’s collection includes representatives of the largest genera – Bulbophyllum, Epidendrum, and Dendrobium – as well as commonly cultivated genera such as Cattleya and Phalaenopsis.
Cirrbopetalum gracillimum, the Wispy Umbrella Orchid, previously known as Bulbophyllum gracillimum, is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and in the Janet Range, the Iron Range and Tozer Range in Queensland, Australia.