# Bulbophyllum sect. Megaclinium

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

## Description

Species in this section have a creeping rhizome and 4 pollina.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Africa.

## Species

Bulbophyllum section Megaclinium comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum calyptratum Kraenzl. 1895 | Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum carnosilabium Summerh. 1953 publ. 1954 | Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire | 850 metres (2,790 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum colubrinum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1861 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaire and Angola | 100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum curvimentatum J.J.Verm. 1984 | Equatorial Guinea, Bioko and Sao Tome | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum dolabriforme J.J.Verm. 1987 | northwestern Nigeria | |
| Bulbophyllum falcatum [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861 | Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda | 0–1,800 metres (0–5,906 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum falcipetalum Lindl., 1862 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Cameroon and Gabon | |
| Bulbophyllum fayi J.J.Verm. 1992 | Central African Republic, Cameroon and Gabon | 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum imbricatum Lindl. 1841 | Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Zaire | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum injoloense De Wild. 1916 | Zaire and Zambia | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum lizae J.J.Verm. 1984 | São Tomé Island | 1,350–1,400 metres (4,430–4,590 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum luciphilum Stevart 2000 | São Tomé Island | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum magnibracteatum Summerh. 1935 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Zaire | 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861 | Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, togo, Liberia, Nigeria, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola | 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nummularia (H.Wendl. & Kraenzl.) Rolfe 1897 | Cameroon | |
| Bulbophyllum parvum Summerh. 1957 | Sierra Leone | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis (De Wild.) Schltr 1914 | Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Zaire | |
| Bulbophyllum renkinianum (Laurent) De Wild. 1921 | Gabon and Zaire | |
| Bulbophyllum resupinatum Ridley 1877 | Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome, Sierra Leone and Zaire | |
| Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. 1878 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Rwanda and Zaire | 200–2,200 metres (660–7,220 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sangae Schltr. 1905 | Congo | |
| Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus 1889 | Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire, Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa(Cape Province and Natal) | 100–2,300 metres (330–7,550 ft) |

## Natural Hybrids

| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) | Parentage |
| | Bulbophyllum × chikukwa Fibeck & Mavi 2000 publ. 2001 | Zimbabwe | | Bulbophyllum maximum × Bulbophyllum scaberulum |