''Bulbophyllum gymnopus'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

in the genus ''

Bulbophyllum ''Bulbophyllum'' is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the largest genera of flowering plants with more than 2,000 species, exceeded in number onl ...

''. The plant produces the phenanthrenediol

gymnopusin Gymnopusin is a phenanthrenediol produced by the orchid ''Bulbophyllum gymnopus''. It is also found in ''Bulbophyllum reptans'' and ''Maxillaria densa ''Maxillaria densa'', the crowded maxillaria, is a species of orchid ranging from Mexico sout ...

.Structure and synthesis of gymnopusin, a novel phenanthrenediol from the orchid Bulbophyllum gymnopus. Andrew B. Hughes and Melvyn V. Sargent, J. Chem. Soc., 1989, Perkin Trans. 1, pages 1787-1791,

References

External links

The Bulbophyllum-Checklist

gymnopus ''Gymnopus'' is a genus of fungus in the family Omphalotaceae. The genus has a widespread, cosmopolitan distribution and contains about 300 species. History and classification The type species for the Gymnopus, '' Gymnopus fusipes,'' dates ba ...

Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Bulbophyllum-stub