Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis is grows as an epiphyte with clusters of 6-4 cm pseudobulbs each growing a single large pendant, broad, succulent, leaves 120 to 180 cm long and narrow at the base.[1] Plants bloom on a short scape next to the pseudobulb with 12-20 flowers that are 6 cm long reddish brown and covered in brown hairs. Flowers contain elliptical bracts that are 4 x 7 cm.[2]
Plants are found growing in dark moist lowland forest of New Guinea at elevations below 500 meters.[3] Its flowers' fragrance is that of rotting meat that attracts flies which pollinate them.