# Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa

Bulbophyllum sect. Xiphizusa is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum. It is one of six Bulbophyllum sections found in the Americas.

## Description

Species in this section have unifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with a thin rachis holding flowers that are distichously arranged. Lateral sepals united to form a synsepal and petals are erect. Column foot with entire apex and shorter than the length of the column.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found from Mexico down to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

## Species

Bulbophyllum section Xiphizusa comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum amazonicum L.O.Williams 1939 | Bolivia | |
| Bulbophyllum antioquiense Kraenzl. 1899 | Colombia (Antioquia) | |
| Bulbophyllum arianeae Fraga & E.C.Smidt 2004 | Brazil (Espirito Santo) | 300–470 metres (980–1,540 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum barbatum Barb.Rodr. 1881 | Brazil (Minas Gerais ) | |
| Bulbophyllum bidentatum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 | Brazil (Minas Gerais ) | |
| Bulbophyllum carassense R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann 2009 | Brazil (Minas Gerais ) | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chloropterum Rchb.f. 1850 | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais) | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ciluliae Bianch. & J.A.N.Bat. 2004 | Brazil (Goiás) | 1,390 metres (4,560 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum dusenii Kraenzl. 1911 | Brazil(Parana) | |
| Bulbophyllum fendlerianum E.C.Smidt & P.J.Cribb 2008 | Venezuela and Brazil | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum filifolium Borba & E.C. Smidt 2004 | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 800–1,200 metres (2,600–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gehrtii E.C.Smidt & Borba 2009 | Brazil | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gladiatum Lindl.1842 | Brazil (Bahia, Districto Federal, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina) | |
| Bulbophyllum hatschbachianum E.C.Smidt & Borba 2008 | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 950 metres (3,120 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hoehnei E.C.Smidt & Borba 2007 | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum jacintense Campacci 2019 | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum jamaicense Cogn. 1909 | Jamaica | 150–900 metres (490–2,950 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum laciniatum (Barb. Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 | Brazil and Paraguay | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum longipetalum Pabst 1964 | southeastern Brazil | |
| Bulbophyllum manarae Foldats 1968 | Venezuela and Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum melloi Pabst 1977 | Brazil | |
| Bulbophyllum parex J. Alvarez-Diaz & J.S. Moreno 2023 | Colombia (Hulia) | 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum paterangeli Campacci 2019 | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum plumosum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 | Brazil ( Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Goias, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo ) | |
| Bulbophyllum solangeanum Campacci 2019 | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum solteroi R.González 1992 | Mexico (Jalisco) | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum teimosense E.C.Smidt & Borba 2009 | Brazil (Bahia) | |
| Bulbophyllum vareschii Foldats 1968 | Venezuela | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum weberbauerianum Kraenzl. 1905 | Peru and Bolivia | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) |