Bulbophyllum colubrimodum Ames, Schedul. Orch. 6: 82-84. 1923.
TYPE: Philippines. Leyte: Epiphyte in forest. Sepals green and purple, petals green and purple, lip green and purple. 600 m. alt., November 22, 1914, C. A. Wenzel 0698 (holotype, AMES).