# Bulbophyllum sect. Ploiarium

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

## Description

Species in this section are medium to large plants with 2 leaved pseudobulb with an inflorescence carrying many flowers.

## Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Madagascar.

## Species

Bulbophyllum section Ploiarium comprises the following species:
| Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
| Bulbophyllum abbreviatum Schlechter 1924 | Madagascar | 500–1,000 metres (1,600–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum acutispicatum H.Perrier 1951 | Madagascar | 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum aggregatum Bosser 1965 | Madagascar | 1,300–1,700 metres (4,300–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum alleizettei Schltr. 1922 | Madagascar | 1,300–1,700 metres (4,300–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ambatoavense Bosser 2004 | Madagascar | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ambrense H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum amoenum Bosser 1965 | Madagascar | 1,300–1,400 metres (4,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum antongilense Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ankaizinense (Jum. & H. Perrier) Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ankaratranum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,700–2,000 metres (5,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum approximatum Ridl. 1882 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum auriflorum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 400–800 metres (1,300–2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum baronii Ridl. 1885 | Madagascar | 720–2,200 metres (2,360–7,220 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum brachyphyton Schltr. 1918 | Madagascar | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum callosum Bosser 1965 | Madagascar | 1,300–1,400 metres (4,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ceriodorum Boiteau 1942 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum clavatum Thouars 1822 | Mascarenes and Reunion | |
| Bulbophyllum cordemoyi Frapp. 1895 | Mascarenes and Reunion | |
| Bulbophyllum coccinatum H.Perrier 1938 | Madagascar | 0–110 metres (0–361 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum comorianum H. Perrier 1938 | Comoros | |
| Bulbophyllum conicum Thouars 1822 | Reunion | 300–1,000 metres (980–3,280 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum coriophorum Ridl. 1886 | Madagascar and the Comoros Islands | 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum crassipetalum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 400–600 metres (1,300–2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum curvifolium Schltr. 1916 | Madagascar | 500–600 metres (1,600–2,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum cyclanthum Schltr. 1916 | Madagascar | 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum decaryanum H. Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 900–1,000 metres (3,000–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum divaricatum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum erythrostachyum Rolfe 1903 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum ferkoanum Schltr. 1918 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum florulentum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum geminiflorum Hermans, Gamisch & Sieder 2021 | Madagascar (Toamasina ) | 900–950 metres (2,950–3,120 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum henrici Schlechter 1925 | Madagascar | 700–1,700 metres (2,300–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hirsutiusculum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 1,000–1,700 metres (3,300–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum hovarum Schlechter 1924 | Madagascar | 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum humbertii Schltr. 1922 | Madagascar | 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum incurvum Thouars 1822 | Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion | 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum insolitum Bosser 1971 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum jackyi G.A.Fisch., Sieder & P.J.Cribb 2007 | Madagascar | 0–100 metres (0–328 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum kainochiloides H. Perrier 1937 | Madagascar (Mandraka) | |
| Bulbophyllum labatii Bosser 2004 | Madagascar | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum leandrianum H. Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum lemuraeoides H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum leonii Kraenzl. 1900 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum leptochlamys Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum leptostachyum Schltr. 1922 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum lineariligulatum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum lucidum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum lyperostachyum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum marojejiense H.Perrier 1951 | Madagascar | 1,000–1,600 metres (3,300–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum marovoense H.Perrier 1951 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum masoalanum Schltr. 1916 | Madagascar | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum megalonyx Rchb.f. 1881 | Madagascar | 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum melleum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 1,000–1,400 metres (3,300–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum minax Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,300–2,000 metres (4,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum minutilabrum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar (Maromokotro) | 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum moramanganum Schltr 1922 | Madagascar | 100–1,300 metres (330–4,270 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum multiflorum Ridl. 1885 | Madagascar | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum myrmecochilum Schltr 1925 | Madagascar | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum namoronae Bosser 1971 | Madagascar | 900–1,100 metres (3,000–3,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum nitens Jum. & H.Perrier 1912 | Madagascar | 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum oenanthum Hermans, G.A.Fisch. & Andriant 2021 | Madagascar (Toamasina) | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ophiuchus Ridl. 1912 | Madagascar | 900–1,400 metres (3,000–4,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum oreodorum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 2,000–2,400 metres (6,600–7,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pallens (Jum. & H.Perrier) Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum paleiferum Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 500–900 metres (1,600–3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum papangense H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum perreflexum Bosser & P.J.Cribb 2001 | Madagascar | 900–1,300 metres (3,000–4,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum perseverans Hermans 2007 | Madagascar | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum peyrotii Bosser 1965 | Madagascar | 900–1,000 metres (3,000–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum platypodum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 400–1,200 metres (1,300–3,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum pleiopterum Schltr. 1912 | Madagascar | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum prismaticum Thouars 1822 | Reunion | 500–900 metres (1,600–3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum protectum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 700–1,000 metres (2,300–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum quadrialatum H.Perrier 1939 | Madagascar | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ranomafanae Bosser & P.J. Cribb 2001 | Madagascar | 950–1,150 metres (3,120–3,770 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum reifii Sieder & Kiehn 2009 | Madagascar | 800–1,600 metres (2,600–5,200 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rhodostachys Schltr. 1916 | Madagascar (Masoala) | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rictorium Schltr. 1925 | Madagascar (Tsaratanana) | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rienanense H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum rubiginosum Schltr. 1925 | Madagascar | 750–1,150 metres (2,460–3,770 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum rubrigemmum Hermans 2007 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum rubrolabium Schltr. 1916 | Madagascar (Diana) | 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sanguineum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sarcorhachis Schltr. 1918 | Madagascar | 0–2,600 metres (0–8,530 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subapproximatum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar (Manongarivo) | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum sphaerobulbum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 400 metres (1,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subclavatum Schltr. 1925 | Madagascar | 750–1,700 metres (2,460–5,580 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subcrenulatum Schltr.1925 | Madagascar | 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subsecundum Schltr. 1916 | Madagascar (Antsiranana) | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum subsessile Schltr.1924 | Madagascar (Toamasina) | |
| Bulbophyllum tampoketsense H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum teretibulbum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 900–1,000 metres (3,000–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum toilliezae Bosser 1965 | Madagascar | 900–1,000 metres (3,000–3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum trichochlamys H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | |
| Bulbophyllum turkii Bosser & P.J.Cribb 2001 | Madagascar | 950–1,150 metres (3,120–3,770 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum vakonae Hermans 2007 | Madagascar | 800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum ventriosum H.Perrier 1937 | Madagascar | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum verruculiferum H.Perrier 1951 | Madagascar | 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum vulcanorum H.Perrier 1938 | Madagascar | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum xanthobulbum Schltr. 1918 | Madagascar | 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft) |
| Bulbophyllum zaratananae Schltr. 1924 | Madagascar | 1,600–2,000 metres (5,200–6,600 ft) |