Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] The taxon name comes from Latin cirrus (fringe) and Greek petalon (petal), hence meaning fringed-petaled.
Plants in this genus are usually small with rhizomes. The dorsal sepal is typically smaller than the lateral sepal. The plants have an umbellate inflorescence and cone-shaped pseudobulbs.[2]
Plants from this section are found in Africa and Asia.
Bulbophyllum section Cirrhopetalum comprises the following species:
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbophyllum amplifolium | China (Guizhou, Xizang and Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum andersonii | Sikkim, India, Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and southern China | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum annamense | Vietnam | ||
| Bulbophyllum annandalei | Thailand and Malaysia | 1000m (3,000feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum aureoflavum | India (Western Ghats) | 1200m (3,900feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum blaoense | Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum bootanense | Bhutan, India (Assam), and Myanmar | ||
| Bulbophyllum brevipedunculatum | Taiwan | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum chinense | China (Guangdong) | ||
| Bulbophyllum chondriophorum | China (Sichuan) | 1200m (3,900feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum claviforme | Vietnam | 1000m (3,000feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum cumingii | Philippines and Borneo (Sabah) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum eberhardtii | Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and southern China | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum electrinum | China (Yunnan) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum elegans | India and Sri Lanka | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum emarginatum | Chinese Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum fenestratum | Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum fimbriatum | southwestern India | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum fimbriperianthium | southern Taiwan | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum fischeri | India | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum flaviflorum | China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand | ||
| Bulbophyllum forrestii | China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and India | 2000m (7,000feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum gongshanense | China (Yunnan) | 2000m (7,000feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum graveolens | New Guinea | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum guniuensis | China (Anhui) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum henanense | China (Henan) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum helenae | China (Yunnan), Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar and Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum hirundinis | Vietnam, Taiwan | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum huangshanense | China (Anhui) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum karenkoensis | Taiwan | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum layae | Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum loherianum | Philippines | 1000m (3,000feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum longibrachiatum | China and Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum longiflorum | Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Seychelles and on into Malaysia, Queensland Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Society Islands and Australia (Queensland) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum metallica | Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum morotaiense | Moluccas | ||
| Bulbophyllum nanobulbon | Malaysia | ||
| Bulbophyllum nepalense | Nepal | 2300m (7,500feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum nodosum | India | 1300m (4,300feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum omerandrum | China(north Fujian, north Guangdong, Guangxi, western Hubei, north Hunan, Zhejiang) and Taiwan | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum othonis | the Philippines | ||
| Bulbophyllum papilligerum | Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum paraemarginatum | Vietnam | 1100m (3,600feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum pectenveneris | China (Hubei, Fujian and Anhui), South Vietnam, Laos and Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum picturatum | Assam to Myanmar, Thailand to Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum pilopetalum | China (Xizang) | 2100m (6,900feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum pingnanense | China (Fujian) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum pseudopicturatum | Myanmar and Thailand | ||
| Bulbophyllum pulchrum | Maluku, Sumatra, Ambon, Buru and the Moluccas | ||
| Bulbophyllum purpurascens | Thailand, Myanmar and the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum rheedei | India | 800m (2,600feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum romyi | the Philippines | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum rothschildianum | China (Yunnan), northeastern India, Assam and Myanmar | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum rubroguttatum | Thailand | ||
| Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum | Thailand and Laos | 500m (1,600feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum sarcophylloides | northeastern India and Sikkim | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum sarcophyllum | Bhutan, Assam and Sikkim in the Himalayas well as Myanmar | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum schwarzii | Vietnam | ||
| Bulbophyllum serratotruncatum | Malaysia | ||
| Bulbophyllum sibuyanense | Philippines | ||
| Bulbophyllum sikkimense | Sikkim | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum skeatianum | Malaysia, Laos | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum taeniophyllum | China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Sumatra and Java | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum trigonopus | Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Borneo | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum trongsaense | Bhutan | 2000m (7,000feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum weberi | Philippines | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum yingjiangense | China | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum yongtaiense | China (Fujian) | 343m (1,125feet) | |
| Bulbophyllum zamboangense | Philippines | 20m (70feet) | |