Bulbophyllum nematopodum
Introduction '''''Bulbophyllum nematopodum''''', commonly known as the '''green cowl orchid''', is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that has small, flask-shaped pseudobulbs pressed against the surface on which it grows. Each pseudobulb has roots at its base, a single shiny, fleshy leaf and a single cream-coloured flower with red spots on its top. It grows on trees and rocks in rainforest and is endemic to tropical North Queensland.
Description ''Bulbophyllum nematopodum'' is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb that has crowded. flask-shaped pseudobulbs  long,  wide with a long narrow neck and pressed against the substrate. Each pseudobulb has an egg-shaped leaf  long and  wide on a stalk . A single cream-coloured or pale green flower with red spots,  long and  wide is borne on a thread-like flowering stem  long. The dorsal sepal is  long,  wide and the lateral sepals are  long and  wide. The petals are about  long and  wide. The labellum is pink to red, oblong, about  long,  wide, fleshy and curved. Flowering occurs from September to November.
Taxonomy and naming ''Bulbophyllum nematopodum'' was first formally described in 1873 by Ferdinand von Mueller who published the description in ''Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae'' from a specimen collected by John Dallachy near Rockingham Bay. The specific epithet (''nematopodum'') is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''nema'' meaning "thread" and ''pous'' meaning “foot”.
Distribution and habitat The green cowl orchid grows on trees and rocks in rainforest where mists are common. It is found between the Cedar Bay National Park and the Paluma Range National Park.
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