 The labellum is red, about long and wide, curved and fleshy.Flowering occurs from October to November.The red bead orchid was first formally described in 1865 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name "Dendrobium minutissimum" and published the description in "Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae", but in 1878 he changed the name to "Bulbophyllum minutissimum".