SECTION Epicranthes (Bl.) Hook.f.

TYPE: = Epicrianthes javanica = Bulbophyllum epicrianthes

Characterized by a pendulous rhizome, growing end curved upwards, smalladpressed pseudobulbs carrying carrying, single, small, elliptic, fleshy leaves appearing alternate and blooms from chaffy bractsa at the base of the pseudobulbs either singly on very shiort stalks. The flowers have sepals that are almost equal, widely spreading, greenish to yellowish with red flush or markings. The petals have a broad base and the blases are split into two diverging lobes almost to the base and each lobe carrys several narrow appendages, often dark grey in color, on delicate stalks, stiffly stalked or more or less joined together and there is one appendage that often arises from between the sinus of the two lobes. The lip is narrow and almost straight, fleshy, red or green and in at least part covered by glistening vesicles which secrete small drops of nectar

TYPE = Epicranthes javanica Blume = Bulbophyllum epicrianthes (Blume) Hook. f.

Synonyms SECTION Polyrhopalon Schlechter 1913

  1. Bulbophyllum abbrevilabium Carr 1932 Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam

  2. Bulbophyllum cheiropetalum Ridl.1926 Penninsular Malaysia, Borneo, New Caledonia and Sumatra

  3. Bulbophyllum cimicinum J.J.Verm.1982 Bismark Archipelago

  4. Bulbophyllum decarhopalon Schltr.1913 New Guinea

  5. Bulbophyllum flavofimbriatum J.J.Sm. 1931 Borneo

  6. Bulbophyllum haniffii Carr 1932 Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Laos

  7. Bulbophyllum hexarhopalon Schltr. 1906 Bismarck Islands, New Guinea, Fiji and New Caledonia

  8. Bulbophyllum johannulii J.J.Verm. 1982 Bismark Archipelago

  9. Bulbophyllum macneiceae Schuit. & de Vogel 2005 Papua New Guinea

  10. Bulbophyllum macrorhopalon Schltr.1913 New Guinea

  11. Bulbophyllum nocturnum J.J.Verm., de Vogel, Schuit. & A.Vogel 2011 Papua New Guinea

  12. Bulbophyllum sp

  13. Bulbophyllum sp.

  14. Bulbophyllum sp. New Guinea

  15. Bulbophyllum sp. New Guinea

  16. Bulbophyllum spodotriche J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008

  17. Bulbophyllum cf streptotriche J.J.Verm. 1991 Borneo

  18. Bulbophyllum tindemansianum J.J.Verm., de Vogel & A.Vogel 2010 Bismark Archipelago

  19. Bulbophyllum trirhopalon Schltr.1913 New Guinea

  20. Bulbophyllum undecifilum J.J.Sm. 1927 Borneo Java

  21. Bulbophyllum xanthomelanon J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

    References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *New species of Bulbophyllum from eastern Malesia (Orchidaceae) Nordic Journal of Botany 26: 129 195, 2008 Vermuellen; Thirty Two New Species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae)from Sulawesi J.J. VERMEULEN 1 AND P. O’BYRNE Gard. Bulletin Singapore 60 (1): 73-153 2008; Flora of China 25: 404–440. 2009

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