''Dendrochilum ignisiflorum'' 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 ...

endemic in

Benguet Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet ('';'' ; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Benguet; ilo, Probinsia ti Benguet; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the islan ...

province in the Philippines. ''Dendrochilum ignisiflorum'' was described in 2020 with the help from researchers from the

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(PTI), The research was led by M.N.Tamayo, Pranada and Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante. It was recorded to be thriving at an elevation of in Mount Komkompol in

. Its flowers, which does not exceed in size, are noted for its fiery color. It is proposed to be classified as a vulnerable species under the

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ignisiflorum Orchids of the Philippines Flora of Luzon Taxa named by Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante {{Epidendroideae-stub