Bulbophyllum Thouars, Hist. Orchid. (1822) Tabl. Esp. 3, t. 93-97

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Undetermined

Subtribe: Bulbophyllinae

Synonyms: Acrochaene Lindl. , Adelopetalum Fitzg. , Anisopetalon Hook. , Blepharochilum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Bolbophyllaria Rchb.f. , Bolbophyllopsis Rchb.f. , Canacorchis Guillaumin , Carparomorchis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Cirrhopetalum Lindl. , Cochlia Blume , Codonosiphon Schltr. , Dactylorhynchus Schltr. , Didactyle Lindl. , Diphyes Blume , Ephippium Blume , Epicrianthes Blume , Ferruminaria Garay, Hamer & Siegerist , Fruticicola (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Gersinia Neraud , Hamularia Aver. & Averyanova , Hapalochilus (Schltr.) Senghas , Henosis Hook.f. , Hippoglossum Breda , Hordeanthos Szlach. , Hyalosema Rolfe , Ichtyostomum D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy , Kaurorchis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Lemniscoa Hook.f. , Lepanthanthe (Schltr.) Szlach. , Lyraea Lindl. , Macrolepis Rich. , Malachadenia Lindl. , Mastigion Garay, Hamer & Siegerist , Megaclinium Lindl. , Monomeria Lindl. , Monosepalum Schltr. , Odontostylis Blume , Oncophyllum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. , Osyricera Blume , Oxysepala Wight , Papulipetalum (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Pelma Finet , Peltopus (Schltr.) Szlach. & Marg. , Phyllorchis Thouars , Phyllorkis Thouars , Rhytionanthos Garay, Hamer & Siegerist , Sarcobodium Beer , Serpenticaulis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Sestochilos Breda , Spilorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. , Synarmosepalum Garay, Hamer & Siegerist , Tapeinoglossum Schltr. , Taurostalix Rchb.f. , Trachyrhachis (Schltr.) Szlach. , Tribrachia Lindl. , Tripudianthes (Seidenf.) Szlach. & Kras , Vesicisepalum (J.J.Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist , Xiphizusa Rchb.f. , Zygoglossum Reinw. ex Blume

A genus of c. 1900 species; c. 1150 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Tropics, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand, east to Society Islands

Bulbophyllum lemniscatoides Rolfe (section Pleiophyllus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden	Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars (section Cirrhopetalum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars (section Cirrhopetalum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum fractiflexum J.J.Sm. (section Pelma), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum brevipes Ridl. (section Desmosanthes), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden	Bulbophyllum mutabile (Blume) Lindl. (section Aphanobulbon), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia
Bulbophyllum aff. clandestinum Lindl. (section Oxysepala), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden	Bulbophyllum alkmaarense J.J.Sm. (section Coelochilus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum cruciatum J.J.Sm. (section Coelochilus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum pyroglossum Schuit. & de Vogel (section Coelochilus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum zebrinum J.J.Sm. (section Ephippium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum maxillare J.J.Sm. (section Ephippium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum lorentzianum J.J.Sm. (section Brachypus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum leniae J.J.Verm. (section Monilibulbus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak	Bulbophyllum centrosemiflorum J.J.Sm. (section Hyalosema/Tapeinoglossum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum lasianthum J.J.Sm. (section Pahudia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia (with fly carrying pollinia)	Bulbophyllum cornutum (Blume) Rchb.f. (section Pahudia), from Borneo, Sabah	Bulbophyllum santosii Ames (section Pahudia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from the Philippines
Bulbophyllum cheiropetalum Carr (section Epicrianthes), from Peninsular Malaysia	Bulbophyllum macneiceae Schuit. & de Vogel (section Epicrianthes), cultivated at the National Capital Botanic Garden, Port Moresby	Bulbophyllum callichroma Schltr. (section Macrouris), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
Bulbophyllum trifilum J.J.Sm. subsp. trifilum (section Macrouris), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum caloglossum Schltr. (section Intervallatae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum andreeae A.D.Hawkes (section Intervallatae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi
Bulbophyllum illecebrum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne (section Osyricera), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi	Bulbophyllum rubiferum J.J.Sm. (section Globiceps), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak	Bulbophyllum negrosianum Ames (section Hirtula), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from the Philippines
Bulbophyllum aff. tentaculiferum Schltr. (section Polyblepharon), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum aff. tentaculiferum Schltr. (section Polyblepharon), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis J.J.Sm. (section Macrobulbon), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from New Guinea, Papua Province
Bulbophyllum comberi J.J.Verm. (section Hybochilus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Last updated: 28 September 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera