# Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum

Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum. The taxon name comes from Latin cirrus (fringe) and Greek petalon (petal), hence meaning fringed-petaled.

## Description

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.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Africa and Asia.

## Species

Bulbophyllum section Cirrhopetalum comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum amplifolium (Rolfe) N.P.Balakr. & Sud.Chowdhury 1968 | China (Guizhou, Xizang and Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand | 1,700–2,000 metres (5,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum andersonii (Hook. f.) J.J. Sm. 1912 | Sikkim, India, Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and southern China | 500–2,000 metres (1,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum annamense (Garay) Sieder & Kiehn 2009 | Vietnam | |
| Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl. 1920 | Thailand and Malaysia | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum aureoflavum Karuppusamy & Ravichandran 2013 | India (Western Ghats) | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum blaoense Tich & Diep ex Aver. & Tich 2015 | Vietnam | 800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum bootanense Parish & Rchb. f. 1874 | Bhutan, India (Assam), and Myanmar | |
| Bulbophyllum brevipedunculatum T.C.Hsu & S.W.Chung 2008 | Taiwan | 1,800–2,100 metres (5,900–6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chinense (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861 | China (Guangdong) | |
| Bulbophyllum chondriophorum (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 1974 | China (Sichuan) | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum claviforme Vuong, Q.T.Truong, V.H.Bui & Cootes 2019 | Vietnam | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cumingii [Lindl.]Rchb.f 1861 | Philippines and Borneo (Sabah) | 0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum eberhardtii ( Gagnep. ) Seidenf. 1992 | Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and southern China | 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum electrinum Seidenf. 1973 publ. 1974 | China (Yunnan) | 1,400–1,600 metres (4,600–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum elegans Gardner ex Thwaites 1861 | India and Sri Lanka | 400–1,900 metres (1,300–6,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum emarginatum (Finet) J.J.Sm. 1912 | Chinese Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 1,700–2,600 metres (5,600–8,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fenestratum J.J. Sm. 1907 | Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo | 100–1,100 metres (330–3,610 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fimbriatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861 | southwestern India | 1,300–1,600 metres (4,300–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fimbriperianthium W.M.Lin 2006 | southern Taiwan | 1,300–1,400 metres (4,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fischeri Seidenf. 1974 | India | 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum flaviflorum (Tang, S.Liu & H.Y.Su) Seidenf. 1973 | China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand | |
| Bulbophyllum forrestii Seidenf. 1973 publ.1974 | China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and India | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gongshanense Z.H.Tsi 1981 | China (Yunnan) | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum graveolens J.J. Sm. 1912 | New Guinea | 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum guniuensis W.Y. Ni & J.W. Shao 2022 | China (Anhui) | 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum henanense J. L. Lu 1992 | China (Henan) | 800–1,100 metres (2,600–3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum helenae J.J. Sm. 1912 | China (Yunnan), Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar and Thailand | 800–2,700 metres (2,600–8,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hirundinis [Gagnep.] Seidenf. 1974 | Vietnam, Taiwan | 500–3,000 metres (1,600–9,800 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum huangshanense Y.M. Hu et X.H. Jin 2015 | China (Anhui) | 400–600 metres (1,300–2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum karenkoensis T.P.Lin 2016 | Taiwan | 200–900 metres (660–2,950 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum layae Aver. & Vuong 2019 | Vietnam | 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum loherianum [Kranzel] Ames 1925 | Philippines | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum longibrachiatum Z.H.Tsi 1981 | China and Vietnam | 540–1,600 metres (1,770–5,250 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars 1822 | Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Seychelles and on into Malaysia, Queensland Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Society Islands and Australia (Queensland) | 0–1,700 metres (0–5,577 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum metallica Aver. & K.S.Nguyen 2019 | Vietnam | 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum morotaiense J.J. Sm. 1932 | Moluccas | |
| Bulbophyllum nanobulbon Seidenfaden 1973 publ. 1974 | Malaysia | |
| Bulbophyllum nepalense Raskoti & Ale 2013 | Nepal | 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nodosum [Rolfe] J.J.Sm. 1912 | India | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum omerandrum Hayata 1914 | China(north Fujian, north Guangdong, Guangxi, western Hubei, north Hunan, Zhejiang) and Taiwan | 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum othonis (Kuntze) J.J.Sm. 1912 | the Philippines |
| Bulbophyllum papilligerum Aver. 2019 | Vietnam | 1,000–1,100 metres (3,300–3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum paraemarginatum Aver. 2007 | Vietnam | 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pectenveneris (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 1974 | China (Hubei, Fujian and Anhui), South Vietnam, Laos and Thailand | 800–1,200 metres (2,600–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum picturatum [Lodd.] Rchb.f 1864 | Assam to Myanmar, Thailand to Vietnam | 900–1,550 metres (2,950–5,090 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pilopetalum M. K. Li, J. P. Deng & Y. Luo 2023 | China (Xizang) | 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pingnanense J.F.Liu, S.R.Lan & Y.C.Liang 2016 | China (Fujian) | 800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pseudopicturatum (Garay) Sieder & Kiehn 2009 | Myanmar and Thailand |
| Bulbophyllum pulchrum (N.E. Br.) J.J. Sm. 1912 | Maluku, Sumatra, Ambon, Buru and the Moluccas | |
| Bulbophyllum purpurascens Teijsm & Binn 1862 | Thailand, Myanmar and the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo | 900–1,700 metres (3,000–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rheedei Manilal & C.S.Kumar 1991 | India | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum romyi B.Thoms 2015 | the Philippines | 200–400 metres (660–1,310 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rothschildianum (O'Brien) J.J. Sm. 1912 | China (Yunnan), northeastern India, Assam and Myanmar | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rubroguttatum Seidenf. 1985 | Thailand | |
| Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr 1973 publ. 1974 | Thailand and Laos | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sarcophylloides Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994 | northeastern India and Sikkim | 300–500 metres (980–1,640 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sarcophyllum [King & Pntlg.]J.J. Sm. 1912 | Bhutan, Assam and Sikkim in the Himalayas well as Myanmar | 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum schwarzii Sieder & Kiehn 2010 publ. 2011 | Vietnam | |
| Bulbophyllum serratotruncatum Seidenf. 1974 | Malaysia | |
| Bulbophyllum sibuyanense Ames 1912 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum sikkimense (King & Pantl.) J.J. Sm. 1912 | Sikkim | 300–500 metres (980–1,640 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum skeatianum Ridl. 1915 | Malaysia, Laos | 1,200–1,750 metres (3,940–5,740 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum taeniophyllum Parish & Rchb. f. 1874 | China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Sumatra and Java | 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum trigonopus Rchb. f. 1881 | Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Borneo | 0–100 metres (0–328 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum trongsaense Gyeltshen, Gurung & Kumar, 2020 | Bhutan | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum weberi Ames 1912 | Philippines | 120–1,500 metres (390–4,920 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum yingjiangense B.M.Wang & J.W.Zhai 2017 | China | 1,400–1,700 metres (4,600–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum yongtaiense J.F. Liu, S.R. Lan & Y.C. Liang 2018 | China (Fujian) | 343 metres (1,125 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum zamboangense Ames 1913 | Philippines | 20 metres (66 ft) |