# Bulbophyllum sect. Polymeres

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

## Description

Species in this section have creeping or pendant rhizome and a single flowered inflorescence.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Southeast Asia.

## Species

Bulbophyllum section Polymeres comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum acutilingue J.J.Sm. 1908 | New Guinea | 0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum aestivale Ames 1915 | Philippines | 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum aundense Ormerod 2005 | New Guinea | 3,570 metres (11,710 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum amauroloma J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum amblyacron Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum anascaputum Cootes, Cabactulan, Pimentel & M.Leon 2017 | The Philippines (Mindanao) | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum anjae J.J.Verm. & de Vogel 2014 | Papua New Guinea | 1,700–1,800 metres (5,600–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum apoense Schuit. & de Vogel 2003 | the Philippines | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum appressum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum arcuatilabium Aver. 1999 | Vietnam | 650–750 metres (2,130–2,460 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum atrolabium Schltr. 1923 | New Guinea | 150 metres (490 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum atroviride J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 440 metres (1,440 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum aureobrunneum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,000–1,100 metres (3,300–3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum bakoense J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 2008 | Borneo | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum barcelonae Garrino & R. Bustam 2024 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum betchei F. Muell. 1888 | Papua and New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum bigibbosum J.J.Sm. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum bismarckense Schltr. 1905 | Papua New Guinea | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames 1912 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum bombycinum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum boosii J.J.Verm. & Kindler 2015 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum bowkettiae F.M. Bailey 1884 | Australia | 600–1,200 metres (2,000–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum caecum J.J.Sm. 1926 | Moluccas | |
| Bulbophyllum calceolus J.J.Verm. 1991 | Borneo | 1,200–1,650 metres (3,940–5,410 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum capilligerum J.J.Sm. 1927 | Java | |
| Bulbophyllum caputgnomonis J.J.Verm.1993 | New Guinea | 440–900 metres (1,440–2,950 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum crassinervium J.J.Sm. 1906 | Maluku (Ambon) | |
| Bulbophyllum catenulatum Kraenzl. 1921 | Philippines | 1,000–1,800 metres (3,300–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cerastes J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | New Guinea | 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chaetostroma Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum championii Jenny 2019 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum chaunobulbon Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 500–1,300 metres (1,600–4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chrysanthum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 2,100–2,300 metres (6,900–7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum chrysotes Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 250 metres (820 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ciliipetalum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cochlioides J.J.Sm. 1929 | western New Guinea | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum commissibulbum J.J.Sm. 1929 | western New Guinea | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum compressilabellatum P.Royen 1979 | Papua New Guinea | 3,355 metres (11,007 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum condensatum J.J.Verm. 2008 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum crepidiferum J.J.Sm. 1920 | Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo | 1,600–1,800 metres (5,200–5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum croceodon J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cubicum Ames 1922 | the Philippines | 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum curvicaule Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cyclopense J.J. Sm. 1912 | Papua and New Guinea and Irian Jaya | |
| Bulbophyllum cymbochilum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum danishii Cavestro 2020 | Papua | 300–700 metres (980–2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum dawongense J.J.Sm. 1934 | Papua New Guinea | 1,500–2,300 metres (4,900–7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum debruynii J.J.Sm. 1929 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum dendrobioides J.J.Sm 1913 | New Guinea | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum densifolium Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum dependens Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum dictyoneuron Schltr.1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum djamuense Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum dologlossum J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Ppaua New Guinea | 2,700–3,100 metres (8,900–10,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum elassoglossum Siegerist 1991 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum ellipticum Schltr. 1913 | Papua New Guinea | 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum elodeiflorum J.J.Sm. 1912 | western New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum entobaptum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum entomonopsis J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 1993 | Papua New Guinea | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum epapillosum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum epibulbon Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea and the Solomon Islands | 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum erioides Schltr. 1905 | New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum erythrosema J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 2,100–2,300 metres (6,900–7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum erythrostictum Ormerod 2005 | New Guinea | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum eutoreton J.J.Verm. 2008 | New Guinea | 1,200–1,300 metres (3,900–4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum exiguiflorum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum exilipes Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum falcatocaudatum J.J.Sm. 1914 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum farciminiferum J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum fasciculatum Schltr.1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fenixii Ames 1914 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum filovagans Carr 1933 | Sumatra | 1,525 metres (5,003 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fionae J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum flagellare Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 450–800 metres (1,480–2,620 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum folliculiferum J.J.Sm. 1914 | New Guinea | 850 metres (2,790 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fruticicola Schlechter 1913 | New Guinea | 700–800 metres (2,300–2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fruticulum J.J.Verm. 2008 | New Guinea | 2,100–2,300 metres (6,900–7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum fusciflorum Schlechter 1913 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum futile J.J.Sm. 1908 | Papua New Guinea | 200–650 metres (660–2,130 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum galliaheneum P.Royen 1979 | western New Guinea | 3,225 metres (10,581 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gamandrum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gilvum J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 1994 | Sarawak and Sabah Borneo, Philippines | 1,300–1,600 metres (4,300–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum glanduliferum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum goliathense J.J.Sm. 1911 | New Guinea | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gramineum Ridl. 1916 | western New Guinea | 750 metres (2,460 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum gymnothema J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum habbemense P.Royen 1979 | western New Guinea | 3,225–3,350 metres (10,581–10,991 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hassallii Kores 1989 | Solomon Islands and Fiji | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hellwigianum Kraenzl. 1892 | New Guinea | 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum howcroftii Garay 1995 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum hydrophilum J.J.Sm. 1905 | western Java | 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hystricinum Schltr. 1913 | Moluccas and New Guinea | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum icteranthum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum idenburgense J.J.Sm. 1929 | Papua New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum imbricans J.J.Sm. 1912 | western New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum impar Ridl. 1917 | Sumatra | 1,300–1,400 metres (4,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum incommodum Kores 1989 | Fiji | |
| Bulbophyllum intonsum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ischnopus Schltr. 1905 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum ischyron J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,500–4,000 metres (8,200–13,100 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum japrii Cavestro 2022 | Papua | 100–400 metres (330–1,310 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum johnsonii Hunt 1950 | Queensland Australia | 600–1,200 metres (2,000–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum josii Verm. & O'Byrne 2011 | Sulawesi | |
| Bulbophyllum kempfii Schltr. 1921 | Papua New Guinea | 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum lamii J.J.Sm. 1929 | western New Guinea | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum leptobulbon Verm. 1996 | Papua and New Guinea | 2,200–2,300 metres (7,200–7,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum leptocaulon Kraenzl. 1916 | Philippines (Luzon) | |
| Bulbophyllum leptopus Schltr. 1905 | New Guinea and Sulawesi | 750–1,300 metres (2,460–4,270 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum leve Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 250–300 metres (820–980 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ligulatum W.Kittr. 1984, publ. 1985 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum lipochilum J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum lonchophyllum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum longirostre Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 750–800 metres (2,460–2,620 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum luteopurpureum J J Sm. 1907 | Sumatra | |
| Bulbophyllum luteum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum maijenense Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum maquilingense Ames & Quisumb. 1932 | Philippines | 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum marginatum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 150–800 metres (490–2,620 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum maxillare [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861 | peninsular Malayasia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Sulawesi, New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Australia (Queensland) | 0–800 metres (0–2,625 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum melinanthum Schltr. 1905 | New Guinea | 50–100 metres (160–330 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum microbulbon Schltr. 1905 | Bismark Archipelago | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum microtes Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 250–2,100 metres (820–6,890 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum mimiense Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nannae J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | New Guinea | 1,300–1,400 metres (4,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nasica Schltr. 1913 | Papua and New Guinea | 100–750 metres (330–2,460 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nasilabium Schltr. 1921 | New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum nebularum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum neoguineense J.J.Sm. 1908 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum neopommeranicum Schltr. 1905 | Bismark Archipelago | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nudicaule J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum ocellatum Cootes & M.A.Clem. 2011 | the Philippines | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum odontopelatum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum oreogenum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 440–1,000 metres (1,440–3,280 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum orthoraphe J.J.Verm. 2020 | New Guinea | 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum papuliglossum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pardalotum Garay, Hamer & Siegrist 1995 | Philippines | 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum paululum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pelseri Mansibang & R. Bustam. 2024 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum perforans J.J.Sm. 1935 | Papua New Guinea | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum perparvulum Schltr. 1915 | Borneo (Sarawak) | |
| Bulbophyllum pisibulbum J.J.Sm. 1914 | Papua New Guinea | 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum plagiopetalum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum planiplexum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum planitiae J.J.Sm. 1910 | New Guinea | 150 metres (490 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum polyphyllum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pseudotrias J.J.Verm. 1996 | Papua New Guinea | 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pulvinatum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 350–1,200 metres (1,150–3,940 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum purpurellum Ridl. 1916 | Papua New Guinea | 750 metres (2,460 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum quadrangulare J.J.Sm. 1911 | New Guinea | 300–900 metres (980–2,950 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum quadrichaete Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 800–1,300 metres (2,600–4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum radicans F.M. Bailey 1883 | Australia | 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum radula J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rhodoneuron Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rhodophyllum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rhynchoglossum Schltr. 1910 | Borneo | |
| Bulbophyllum rinkei Thoerle & W.A.Phillips 2019 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum rubipetalum P.Royen 1979 | Papua New Guinea | 3,250–3,425 metres (10,663–11,237 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rubrolingue Cootes & R. Boos 2015 | the Philippines (Leyte) | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rubromaculatum W.Kittr. 1984 publ. 1985 | New Guinea | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ruficaudatum Ridl. 1910 | Sarawak | |
| Bulbophyllum rugulosum J.J.Sm. 1935 | western New Guinea | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rutilans J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 2008 | Borneo | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rysyanum Roeth 2007 | Philippines | |
| Bulbophyllum sannio J.J.Verm. 2008 | New Guinea | 920 metres (3,020 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sapphirinum Ames 1915 | the Philippines | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sarcochilum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sawiense J.J.Sm. 1912 | New Guinea | 100–440 metres (330–1,440 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum schistopogon J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum semiindutum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sphaenopus J.J.Verm. 2008 | western New Guinea | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum spissum J.J.Verm. 1996 | peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi | 1,000–1,400 metres (3,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum spongiola J.J.Verm. 1996 | Papua New Guinea | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum squamiplectum J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum staetophyton J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 1,500–1,600 metres (4,900–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum stagmatoglossum J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,800–2,900 metres (9,200–9,500 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum stylocoryphe J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 | Sulawesi | 1,200–1,400 metres (3,900–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subium J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum tectipetalum J.J.Sm. 1929 | Papua New Guinea | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum teinodragma J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum tenuifolium (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Vietnam, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, the Philippines, Borneo and Java | 0–1,530 metres (0–5,020 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum tricaudatum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum trichambon Schltr. 1913 | New Guinea | 300–450 metres (980–1,480 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum trivenosum J.J.Verm. , Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 | Papua New Guinea | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum tsekourioides M.D. De Leon, Naive et Cootes 2017 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum tumoriferum Schltr. 1913 | Ppaua New Guinea | 1,800–2,500 metres (5,900–8,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum undatilabre J.J.Sm. 1912 | New Guinea | 75–1,000 metres (246–3,281 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum valeryi J J Verm & O'Byrne 2003 | Sulawesi | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum violaceum (Blume) Lindl. 1830 | Java and Sumatra | 900–1,600 metres (3,000–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum williamsii A.D.Hawkes 1956 | Philippines | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum woelfliae Garay, Senghas & Lemcke 1996 | Philippines | 1,400–2,000 metres (4,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum wolfei B.Gray & D.L.Jones 1991 | Australia (Queensland) | 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum xylinopus J J Verm, O'Byrne & Lamb 2015 | Sarawak Borneo | |
| Bulbophyllum zebrinum J.J.Sm. 1911 | Papua New Guinea | |
| Bulbophyllum zygochilum J.J.Verm. 2008 | Papua New Guinea | 450–500 metres (1,480–1,640 ft) |