Bulbophyllum sect. Ephippium is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.
Description Characterized by a creeping rhizome usually with well separated pseudobulbs that can be greatly reduced in some cases. The individual flower stalks are slender and bear medium-sized flowers. The lateral sepals are large and often elongated in front and occasionally connate at the apex. The petals are very different. The elongated lip is often twisted. The column is subulate with a narrow foot. The section is distinguished by the fimbriated sepals and petals and the small lip (shorter than ).
Distribution Plants from this section are found in Southeast Asia.
Species Bulbophyllum section Ephippium comprises the following species: Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Bulbophyllum acuminatum Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia Bulbophyllum auratum Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Philippines Bulbophyllum brevibrachiatum Sulawesi and Philippines Bulbophyllum brienianum Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra and Philippines Bulbophyllum clavuliflorum Borneo Bulbophyllum cercanthum Borneo Bulbophyllum corolliferum Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Singapore Bulbophyllum cryptomeriicola Taiwan Bulbophyllum gracillimum Australia (Queensland), Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia Bulbophyllum gusdorfii Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Philippines Bulbophyllum habrotinum Borneo Bulbophyllum isabellinum Borneo Bulbophyllum lepidum India, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia Bulbophyllum lineatum Myanmar Bulbophyllum makoyanum Malaysia, Singapur, Borneo and Philippines Bulbophyllum mastersianum Moluccas and Borneo Bulbophyllum rostriceps Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu Bulbophyllum sondangii Vietnam Bulbophyllum subbullatum Borneo Bulbophyllum trigonopus Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Bulbophyllum tseanum Vietnam, China (Hainan, Hong Kong) Bulbophyllum urosepalum New Guinea Bulbophyllum vaginatum Thailand, Malaysia, Java and Borneo Bulbophyllum venulosum Sarawak and Sabah Borneo Bulbophyllum xuandangii Vietnam
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