Bulbophyllum umbellatum

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| name = Umbrella Bulbophyllum

| image = Bulbophyllum umbellatum - Edwards vol 31 (NS 8) pl 44 (1845).jpg

| taxon = Bulbophyllum umbellatum

| authority = Lindl.

| synonyms =

Cirrhopetalum umbellatum (Lindl.) Linden, nom. illeg.
Phyllorkis umbellata (Lindl.) Kuntze

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Bulbophyllum umbellatum (umbrella bulbophyllum) is a species of orchid. It is native to tropical parts of South Asia,{{cite web|url=http://marlowsorchids.com/inc/sdetail/1939|title=Bulbophyllum umbellatum|author=Tim Choltco|publisher=Marlow Orchids|access-date=13 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715082845/http://marlowsorchids.com/inc/sdetail/1939|archive-date=15 July 2014}} from the west central Himalayas to Taiwan and Indo-China.{{Cite POWO|title=Bulbophyllum umbellatum Lindl..|id=620394-1|access-date=2023-12-12|mode=cs1}}

Varieties

{{As of|2023|December}}, Plants of the World Online accepted two varieties:

Bulbophyllum umbellatum var. fuscescens (Hook.f.) P.K.Sarkar
Bulbophyllum umbellatum var. umbellatum, many synonyms including Cirrhopetalum maculosum{{Cite POWO|title=Bulbophyllum umbellatum var. umbellatum|id=77167765-1|access-date=2023-12-12|mode=cs1}}

Cirrhopetalanthrin is a dimeric phenanthrene derivative from B. umbellatum var. umbellatum.Cirrhopetalanthrin, a dimeric phenanthrene derivative from the orchid Cirrhopetalum maculosum. P.L. Majumder, Anjali Pal, Mukta Joardar, Phytochemistry, Volume 29, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 271–274, {{doi|10.1016/0031-9422(90)89048-E}}

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