# Bulbophyllum sect. Ptiloglossum

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

## Description

Species in this section is creeping rhizomes giving rise to pseudobulbs with 1 - 2 leaves

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Africa.

## Species

Bulbophyllum section Ptiloglossum comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum alinae Szlach. 2001 | Madagascar | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ballii P.J.Cribb 1977 | Zambia and Zimbabwe | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum barbigerum Lindley 1837 | Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo and Zaire | 900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum bavonis J.J.Verm. 1984 | Tanzania | 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum blepharochilum Garay 1999 | Cameroon | |
| Bulbophyllum burttii Summerh. 1953 | Rwanda and Zaire | 1,900–2,100 metres (6,200–6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum calvum Summerh. 1966 | Nigeria and Cameroon | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum caniceps Hermans, Sieder & Andriant. 2021 | Madagascar | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum capituliflorum Rolfe 1906 | Gabon, Congo and Zaire | |
| Bulbophyllum cochleatum Lindl. 1862 | Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia | 900–2,200 metres (3,000–7,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cocoinum Bateman ex Lindl. 1837 | Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Angola and Uganda | 400–2,000 metres (1,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum danii Pérez-Vera 2003 | Ivory Coast | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum expallidum J.J.Verm. 1984 | Zaire, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania | 800–2,100 metres (2,600–6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gravidum Lindl. 1862 | Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum inornatum J.J.Verm. 1987 | Tanzania | |
| Bulbophyllum inops Rchb.f. 1880 | Africa | |
| Bulbophyllum intertextum Lindl. 1862 | Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Sao Tome e Principe, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Seychelles Islands | 300–1,900 metres (980–6,230 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ivorense P.J.Cribb & Pérez-Vera 1975 | Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum jaapii Szlach. & Olszewski 2001 | Camaroon (Mount Kupe, a dormant volcano on the Western High Plateau) | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. 1945 | Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe | 850–2,100 metres (2,790–6,890 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum kivuense J.J.Verm. 1986 | Rwanda | 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum mediocre Summerh. ex Exell 1959 | Principe and Sao Tome | 700–1,550 metres (2,300–5,090 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum moldenkeanum Summerh. 1952 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum nigericum Summerh. 1962 | Cameroon (Enyandong, Mt Kupe and the Bakossi Mountains), and Nigeria | 1,000–2,050 metres (3,280–6,730 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nigritianum Rendle 1913 | Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea Islands Gabon and Zaire | 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pandanetorum Summerh. 1953 publ. 1954 | Cameroon and Gabon | 200–950 metres (660–3,120 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pauwelsianum Stévart & Droissart 2014 | Gabon | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pipio Rchb.f 1876 | Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon | |
| Bulbophyllum prorepens Summerh. 1953 publ. 1954 | Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire | 1,900–2,400 metres (6,200–7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rugosibulbum Summerh. 1960 | Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi | 1,200–1,800 metres (3,900–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum saltatorium Lindl. 1837 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Central African Republic, Zaire, Rwanda, Angola and Uganda | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum scariosum Summerh. 1953 | Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and the Gulf of Guinea Islands | 1,000–1,800 metres (3,300–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum schimperianum Kraenzl. 1902 | Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Zaire and Uganda | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum schinzianum Kraenzl. ex De Wild. & T. Durand 1862 | Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroons, Gabon and Zaire | 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum stolzii Schltr. 1915 | Tanzania and Malawi | 1,300–2,500 metres (4,300–8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subligaculiferum J.J.Verm. 1987 | Gabon | 570 metres (1,870 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum vanum J.J.Verm. 1984 | Gabon and Zaire | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum vulcanicum Kraenzl. 1914 | Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Uganda | 2,000–2,400 metres (6,600–7,900 ft) |