Bulbophyllum beccarii is by far the largest species in the genus Bulbophyllum and one of the largest in the orchid family, perhaps second only to Grammatophyllum speciosum.

snakes its way around tree trunks climbing up into the light.

Exact length figures are not available, but its discoverer, Oduardo Beccari, reported that it climbed "to a great height"[2] Along its length at intervals are the relatively small egg shaped pseudobulbs each with a huge thick, leathery leaf at their apex.

The huge bowl shaped leaves are designed to catch falling debris and turn it into fertilizers.

[3] The inflorescence is produced from the rhizome near one of the pseudobulbs and hangs downwards to about 20–22 cm and is composed of hundreds of small yellowish flowers netted with red that smell like rotting meat to attract various flies.