# Bulbophyllum sect. Desmosanthes

Bulbophyllum sect. Desmosanthes is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.

## 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:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum angustifolium (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Malaysia, Sumatra, Java | 1,100–1,800 metres (3,600–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ardjunense J.J.Sm. 1927 | Java | 1,220–2,500 metres (4,000–8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum appressicaule Ridl. 1917 | Sumatra | 2,225 metres (7,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum arrectum Kraenzl. 1921 | The Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum astelidum Aver. 1994 | Vietnam | |
| Bulbophyllum basiflorum M.K.Li, J.P Deng & Y.Luo 2023 | China (Xizang) | 1,159 metres (3,802 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum boulbetii Tixier 1966 | Vietnam | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum brevipes Ridl.1903 | Malaysia | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum capitatum (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Java | 1,000–1,800 metres (3,300–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum caudatum Lindley 1829 | northeastern India, Nepal and Sikkim | 500–2,000 metres (1,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cauliflorum Hook.f. 1890 | eastern Himalayas, Sikkim and Assam | 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cephalophorum Garay, Hamer and Siegrist 1996 | the Philippines (Luzon) | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chrysendetum Ames 1915 | the Philippines | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chrysocephalum Schltr. 1911 | Malesia | |
| Bulbophyllum compressum Teijsm. & Binn.1862 | Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi | 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum concinnum Hook.f. 1890 | Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, India and Singapore | 0–1,280 metres (0–4,199 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum corallinum Tixier & Guillaumin 1963 | China (Yunnan), Vietnam and Thailand | 1,100–1,600 metres (3,600–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum croceum Lindl. 1830 | Java, Sumatra | 1,350–2,000 metres (4,430–6,560 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cylindricum King & Pantl. 1895 publ. 1896 | Sikkim | 914.4 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum deergongense J.L.Miao & J.W.Zhai 2023 | China (Xizang) | |
| Bulbophyllum dempoense J.J.Sm. 1920 | Sumatra | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum diplantherum Carr 1932 | Peninsular Malaysia | |
| Bulbophyllum dulongjiangense X.H.Jin 2006 | China (Yunnan) | |
| Bulbophyllum echinulus Seidenf. 1982 | China (Yunnan) and Thailand | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum evrardii Gagnep. 1930 | Vietnam and Cambodia | |
| Bulbophyllum flammuliferum Ridl. 1898 | Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo | 520–600 metres (1,710–1,970 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum flavidiflorum Carr 1933 | Sumatra to Java | 800–2,100 metres (2,600–6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gamblei Hook. f. 1912 | eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Sikkim and Assam India | 1,800–2,800 metres (5,900–9,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum globulus Hook.f. 1890 | peninsular Malaysia | |
| Bulbophyllum gyrochilum Seidenf. 1979 | China, Assam and Thailand | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum igneoconstellatum Cootes, Cabactulan, R.B.Pimentel & M.Leon 2020 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum igneum J.J.Sm. 1913 | Java | |
| Bulbophyllum inacootesiae Cootes, M.Leon & Naive 2016 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum jonpetri J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 2013 | Borneo | 600–1,400 metres (2,000–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum kirroanthum Schltr. 1911 | Sumatra | 850 metres (2,790 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum kwangtungense Schltr.1924 | China (Guangdong) | 500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum laetum J.J.Verm. 1996 | Borneo | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum laxiflorum [Bl.] Lindl. 1830 | Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines | 100–1,800 metres (330–5,910 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ledungense Tang & F.T.Wang 1974 | China (Hainan) | |
| Bulbophyllum leptanthum Hook.f. 1890 | Assam and the eastern Himalayas | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum linzhiense Liang Ma & S.P. Chen 2020 | China (Xizang) | 2,039 metres (6,690 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum lombokense Rysy 2014 | Lesser Sunda Islands | |
| Bulbophyllum longerepens Ridl. 1908 | Nicobar Islands, peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra and Borneo | 400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum longivagans Carr 1933 | Sumatra | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum medusae [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861 | Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi | 0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum obtusum (Blume) Lindl.1830 | Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra | 700–2,200 metres (2,300–7,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum odoratissimum [Sm.]Lindley 1828 | Assam, China(Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Xizing and Yunnan), India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China | 800–2,500 metres (2,600–8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum oligoglossum Rchb.f. 1865 | Myanmar | |
| Bulbophyllum ovatolanceatum J.J. Sm. 1928 | western Sumatra | 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ovatum Seidenf. 1979 | Thailand | |
| Bulbophyllum pinicolum Gagnep 1930 | Vietnam & Cambodia | 1,200–2,400 metres (3,900–7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pleurothallidanthum Garay 1999 | Sumatra | |
| Bulbophyllum polyrrhizum Lindl. 1830 | western Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, India, Myanmar, China (Yunnan) and Thailand | 300–1,500 metres (980–4,920 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum protractum Hook.f. 1890 | Assam, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum raui Arora 1969 publ. 1972 | India (Uttar Pradesh) | |
| Bulbophyllum reptans (Lindl.) Lindl 1829 | China ( Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, southeastern Xizang), Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam | 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum romburghii J.J.Sm. 1907 | Sumatra and Borneo | 400–130 metres (1,310–430 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rubrolabellum T.P.Lin 1975 | Taiwan | 700–1,700 metres (2,300–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum semiteretifolium Gagnep. 1930 | Vietnam | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum shweliense W.W. Sm. 1921 | eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, China (Yunnan), Vietnam and Thailand | 500–2,500 metres (1,600–8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sikapingense J.J.Sm. 1920 | Sumatra | |
| Bulbophyllum simondii Gagnep.1950 | Vietnam | |
| Bulbophyllum simplex J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2003 | Sulawesi | 1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum smithianum Schltr. 1911 | Sumatra | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum stellatum Ames 1912 | the Philippines | 1,650–1,750 metres (5,410–5,740 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum stenobulbon Parish & Rchb. f. 1916 | Assam India, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam | 500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sulcatum (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumatra | 750–2,000 metres (2,460–6,560 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sutepense (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand 1961 | China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Thailand and Laos | 600–1,600 metres (2,000–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum talauense (J.J. Sm.) Carr 1932 | Peninsular Malaysia | |
| Bulbophyllum tengchongense Z.H.Tsi 1989 | China (Yunnan) | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum triflorum (Breda) Blume 1828 | Sumatra to western Java | 1,650 metres (5,410 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum validum Carr 1933 | Sumatra | 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum wuzhishanense X.H.Jin 2005 | China (Hainan) | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum xantanthum Schltr. 1911 | Sumatra, Java, Bali | 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ximaense J.D. Ya & Ting Zhang 2021 | China (Yunnan) | 1,600–1,750 metres (5,250–5,740 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum xizangense J.D. Ya & C. Liu 2021 | China (Xizang) | 1,400–1,650 metres (4,590–5,410 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum yarlungzangboense Jian W.Li, Xi L.Wang & X.H.Jin 2019 | China (Xizang) | 1,700–2,100 metres (5,600–6,900 ft) |