In 1822, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars, a French botanist, was the first person who introduced Bulbophyllum genus to the world in his book, Histoire particuliîre des plantes orchidées recueillies dans les trois îles australes de France, de Bourbon et de Madagascar, where 17 species of Bulbophyllum had been described. Later on, many more species had been discovered. The named Bulbophyllum was derived from Greek words meaning a bulb and a leaf (referring to the pseudobulbs on top of which the leaf is growing).

Bulbophyllum is probably the largest genus in the orchid family with over 1,200 species and can be found all over the world, except in north and south poles. Moreover, botanists had separated some species of this genus into new genera depending on their distinct characteristics, such as Cirrhopetalum and Trias. Besides its diverse species and habitats, this genus has wide range of colors, sizes, forms, and numbers of flowers. With all of its uniqueness, it is not hard for anyone to fall in love with this orchid.