Bulbophyllum sect. Desmosanthes explained

Bulbophyllum sect. Desmosanthes is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1]

Description

Species in this section have pseudobulbs with 2 to more flowered inflorescence and a very short rachis.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from India, China, Taiwan, eastward to the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Desmosanthes comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Bulbophyllum angustifolium Malaysia, Sumatra, Java NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum ardjunense Java NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum appressicaule Sumatra 2225m (7,300feet)
Bulbophyllum arrectum The Philippines
Bulbophyllum astelidum Vietnam
Bulbophyllum basiflorum China (Xizang)1159m (3,802feet)
Bulbophyllum boulbetii Vietnam 600m (2,000feet)
Bulbophyllum brevipes Malaysia 1300m (4,300feet)
Bulbophyllum capitatum Java NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum caudatum northeastern India, Nepal and Sikkim NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum cauliflorum eastern Himalayas, Sikkim and Assam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum cephalophorum the Philippines (Luzon) 1200m (3,900feet)
Bulbophyllum chrysendetum the Philippines 600m (2,000feet)
Bulbophyllum chrysocephalum Malesia
Bulbophyllum compressum Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum concinnum Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, India and Singapore NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum corallinum China (Yunnan), Vietnam and Thailand NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum croceum Java, Sumatra NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum cylindricum Sikkim 914.4m (3,000feet)
Bulbophyllum deergongense China (Xizang)
Bulbophyllum dempoense Sumatra 1800m (5,900feet)
Bulbophyllum diplantherum Peninsular Malaysia
Bulbophyllum dulongjiangense China (Yunnan)
Bulbophyllum echinulus China (Yunnan) and Thailand 1300m (4,300feet)
Bulbophyllum evrardii Vietnam and Cambodia
Bulbophyllum flammuliferum Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum flavidiflorum Sumatra to Java NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum gamblei eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Sikkim and Assam India NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum globulus peninsular Malaysia
Bulbophyllum gyrochilum China, Assam and Thailand 1300m (4,300feet)
Bulbophyllum igneoconstellatum Philippines (Mindanao) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum igneum Java
Bulbophyllum inacootesiae Philippines (Mindanao) 1300m (4,300feet)
Bulbophyllum jonpetri Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum kirroanthum Sumatra 850m (2,790feet)
Bulbophyllum kwangtungense China (Guangdong) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum laetum Borneo 1000m (3,000feet)
Bulbophyllum laxiflorum Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum ledungense China (Hainan)
Bulbophyllum leptanthum Assam and the eastern Himalayas NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum linzhiense China (Xizang) 2039m (6,690feet)
Bulbophyllum lombokense Lesser Sunda Islands
Bulbophyllum longerepens Nicobar Islands, peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra and Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum longivagans Sumatra 1500m (4,900feet)
Bulbophyllum medusae Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum obtusum Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum odoratissimum Assam, China(Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Xizing and Yunnan), India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum oligoglossum Myanmar
Bulbophyllum ovatolanceatum western Sumatra 1900m (6,200feet)
Bulbophyllum ovatum Thailand
Bulbophyllum pinicolum Vietnam & Cambodia NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum pleurothallidanthum Sumatra
Bulbophyllum polyrrhizum western Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, India, Myanmar, China (Yunnan) and Thailand NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum protractum Assam, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum raui India (Uttar Pradesh)
Bulbophyllum reptans China (Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, southeastern Xizang), Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum romburghii Sumatra and Borneo NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum rubrolabellum Taiwan NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum semiteretifolium Vietnam 2000m (7,000feet)
Bulbophyllum shweliense eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, China (Yunnan), Vietnam and Thailand NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum sikapingense Sumatra
Bulbophyllum simondii Vietnam
Bulbophyllum simplex Sulawesi NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum smithianum Sumatra 1000m (3,000feet)
Bulbophyllum stellatum the Philippines NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum stenobulbon Assam India, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum sulcatum Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumatra NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum sutepense China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Thailand and Laos NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum talauense Peninsular Malaysia
Bulbophyllum tengchongense China (Yunnan) 2000m (7,000feet)
Bulbophyllum triflorum Sumatra to western Java 1650m (5,410feet)
Bulbophyllum validum Sumatra 1524m (5,000feet)
Bulbophyllum wuzhishanense China (Hainan) 1800m (5,900feet)
Bulbophyllum xantanthum Sumatra, Java, Bali NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum ximaense China (Yunnan) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum xizangense China (Xizang) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Bulbophyllum yarlungzangboense China (Xizang) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulbophyllum sect. Desmosanthes . Tropicos . 2022-04-04.