SECTION Microphytanthe Schlechter 1912

TYPE: = Dendrobium bulbophylloides Schltr. 1912

Synonyms Microphaenthe [Schltr] Briger 1981;

Characterized by the tiny plant with creeping single noded, ovoid stems carrying a single, apical, leaf giving rise to a terminal inflorescence carrying yellow brown or dark violet with yellow apice flowers

1. Dendrobium bulbophylloides Schltr. 1912 TYPE for the Section; northern Papua and New Guinea

2. Dendrobium nummularia Schltr. 1912 New Guinea