SECTION Altisceptrum J.J.Sm. 1914

LectoType species: Ephippium elongatum = Bulbophyllum elongatum [Bl]Hassk.

Characterized by a many flowered, elongate inflroescencethe shape and size of the petals which are 2/3'sm the sized of the median sepal or longer and widest close to the base, either gradually narrowing towards the tip, or somewhat constricted halfway and with a thickened apex. The pseduobulbs are almost always marked with purple.

1. Bulbophyllum disjunctum Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920 Borneo

2. !Bulbophyllum elongatum (Blume) Hassk. 1844 Borneo, Java, Penninsular Malaysia, the Philippines and New Guinea

3. Bulbophyllum farinulentum J.J.Sm. 1920 Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra

4. Bulbophyllum gymnopus Hook.f. 1890 Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanamar and Thailand

5. Bulbophyllum lissoglossum J.J.Vermeulen 1991 Sabah Borneo

6. Bulbophyllum penduliscapum J.J.Sm. 1900 Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines