SECTION Polymeres Verm & O'Byrne 2008

TYPE: Diphyes tenuifolia Blume = Bulbophyllum tenuifolium (Blume) Lindl 1830 (designated by J. J. Vermeulen and O’Byrne 2008)

SYNONYMS = Diphyes sect. Polymeres Bl. 1825; section Elassoglossum Rysy 2007; Sect. Epibulbon Schltr 1913; sect. Fruticicola Schltr 1913; sect. Leptopus Schlechter 1913; sect. Megaloglossum Carr 1933; sect. Micromonanthe Schltr. 1913; sect. Rhizocaulon Schlechter 1913;

Characterized by having either a creeping or pendant rhizome and a single flowered inflorescence with a mobile, undivided to auriculate lip carrying resupinate flowers with the basal node of the pedicel above the attachment of the floral bract. The anterior margin of the anther is not drawn out. There are usually 4 pollina.

There are about 164 species at this time in this section from India, Thailand, Sumatra, Java, and eastward to the western Pacific Islands in forests at elevations up to 3400 meters

Entries below with an asterix are listed in publications by J J Vermeullen and so are more likely correct than ones without. Species with a question mark in front, seem to me to not conform and so please use with caution.

1. Bulbophyllum acutilingue J.J.Sm. 1908 New Guinea

2. Bulbophyllum aestivale Ames 1915 Philippines

3. *Bulbophyllum amauroloma J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

4. Bulbophyllum amblyacron Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

5. Bulbophyllum anascaputum Cootes, Cabactulan, Pimentel & M.Leon 2017 The Philippines

6. Bulbophyllum anjae J.J.Verm. & de Vogel 2014 Papua New Guinea

7. Bulbophyllum apoense Schuit. & de Vogel 2003 the Philippines

8. Bulbophyllum appressum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

9. Bulbophyllum arcuatilabium Aver. 1999 Vietnam?

10. Bulbophyllum aspersum J.J.Sm. 1912 New Guinea

11. Bulbophyllum atroviride J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

12. Bulbophyllum aureobrunneum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

13. *Bulbophyllum bakoense J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 2008 Borneo

14. *Bulbophyllum betchei F. Muell. 1888 Papua and New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa

15. Bulbophyllum bigibbosum J.J.Sm. 1913 western New Guinea

16. Bulbophyllum bismarckense Schltr. 1905 Papua New Guinea

17. Bulbophyllum bolsteri Ames 1912 Philippines

18. Bulbophyllum bombycinum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

19. Bulbophyllum boosii J.J.Verm. & Kindler 2015 Philippines

20. Bulbophyllum bowkettae F.M. Bailey 1884 Australia

21. Bulbophyllum caecum J.J.Sm. 1926 Moluccas

22. *Bulbophyllum calceolus J.J.Verm. 1991 Borneo

23. *Bulbophyllum capilligerum J J Sm. 1927 - Java

24. Bulbophyllum catenulatum Kraenzl. 1921 Philippines

25. Bulbophyllum cerastes J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 New Guinea

26. Bulbophyllum chaetostroma Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

27. Bulbophyllum championii Jenny 2019 New Guinea

28. Bulbophyllum chaunobulbon Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

29. Bulbophyllum chrysanthum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

30. Bulbophyllum chrysotes Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

31. Bulbophyllum ciliipetalum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

32. Bulbophyllum cochlioides J.J.Sm. 1929 western New Guinea

33. Bulbophyllum commissibulbum J.J.Sm. 1929 western New Guinea

34. Bulbophyllum compressilabellatum P.Royen 1979 Ppau New Guinea

35. Bulbophyllum condensatum J.J.Verm. 2008 western New Guinea

36. *Bulbophyllum crepidiferum J.J.Sm. 1920 Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo

37. *Bulbophyllum croceodon J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

38. Bulbophyllum cubicum Ames 1922 the Philippines

39. Bulbophyllum curvicaule Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

40. Bulbophyllum cyclopense J.J. Sm. 1912 Papua and New Guinea and Irian Jaya

41. *Bulbophyllum cymbochilum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

42. Bulbophyllum dawongense J.J.Sm. 1934 Papua New Guinea

43. Bulbophyllum debruynii J.J.Sm. 1929 western New Guinea

44. Bulbophyllum dendrobioides J J Sm. 1913 New Guinea

45. Bulbophyllum densifolium Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

46. Bulbophyllum dependens Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

47. Bulbophyllum dictyoneuron Schltr.1913 New Guinea

48. Bulbophyllum djamuense Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

49. Bulbophyllum dologlossum J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Ppaua New Guinea

50. Bulbophyllum elassoglossum Siegerist 1991 Philippines

51. Bulbophyllum ellipticum Schltr. 1913 Papua New Guinea

52. Bulbophyllum elodeiflorum J.J.Sm. 1912 western New Guinea

53. *Bulbophyllum entobaptum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

54. Bulbophyllum entomonopsis J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 1993 Papua New Guinea

55. Bulbophyllum epapillosum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

56. Bulbophyllum epibulbon Schltr. 1913 New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

57. Bulbophyllum erioides Schltr. 1905 New Guinea

58. Bulbophyllum erythrosema J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

59. Bulbophyllum erythrostictum Ormerod 2005 New Guinea

60. Bulbophyllum eutoreton J.J.Verm. 2008 New Guinea

61. Bulbophyllum exiguiflorum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

62. Bulbophyllum exilipes Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

63. Bulbophyllum falcatocaudatum J.J.Sm. 1914 Papua New Guinea

64. Bulbophyllum farciminiferum J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

65. Bulbophyllum fasciculatum Schltr.1913 New Guinea

66. Bulbophyllum fenixii Ames 1914 Philippines

67. Bulbophyllum filovagans Carr 1933 Sumatra

68. Bulbophyllum fionae J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

69. Bulbophyllum flagellare Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

70. Bulbophyllum fruticicola Schlechter 1913 New Guinea

71. Bulbophyllum fruticulum J.J.Verm. 2008 New Guinea

72. Bulbophyllum fusciflorum Schlechter 1913 New Guinea

73. Bulbophyllum futile J.J.Sm. 1908 Papua New Guinea

74. Bulbophyllum galliaheneum P.Royen 1979 western New Guinea

75. *Bulbophyllum gamandrum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

76. *Bulbophyllum gilvum J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 1994 Sarawak and Sabah Borneo

77. Bulbophyllum glanduliferum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

78. Bulbophyllum goliathense J.J.Sm. 1911 New Guinea

79. Bulbophyllum gramineum Ridl. 1916 western New Guinea

80. Bulbophyllum gymnothema J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

81. Bulbophyllum habbemense P.Royen 1979 western New Guinea

82. Bulbophyllum hassallii Kores 1989 Solomon Islands and Fiji

83. Bulbophyllum howcroftii Garay 1995 Papua New Guinea

84. *Bulbophyllum hydrophilum J.J.Sm.1905 western Java

85. Bulbophyllum hystricinum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

86. Bulbophyllum icteranthum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

87. Bulbophyllum idenburgense J.J.Sm. 1929 Papua New Guinea

88. Bulbophyllum imbricans J.J.Sm. 1912 western New Guinea

89. Bulbophyllum impar Ridl. 1917 Sumatra

90. Bulbophyllum intonsum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

91. Bulbophyllum ischnopus Schltr. 1905 New Guinea

92. Bulbophyllum ischyron J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

93. Bulbophyllum johnsonii Hunt 1950 Queensland Australia

94. *Bulbophyllum josii Verm. & O'Byrne 2011 Sulawesi

95. Bulbophyllum kempfii Schltr. 1921 Papua New Guinea

96. Bulbophyllum lamii J.J.Sm. 1929 western New Guinea

97. Bulbophyllum leptobulbon Verm. 1996 Papua and New Guinea

98. Bulbophyllum leptopus Schltr. 1905 New Guinea and Sulawesi

99. Bulbophyllum leve Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

100. Bulbophyllum lipochilum J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

101. Bulbophyllum lonchophyllum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

102. Bulbophyllum longicaudatum J.J. Sm. 1914 Papua and New Guinea

103. Bulbophyllum longirostre Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

104. *Bulbophyllum luteopurpureum J J Sm. 1907 - Sumatra

105. Bulbophyllum luteum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

106. Bulbophyllum maijenense Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

107. Bulbophyllum maquilingense Ames & Quisumb. 1932 Philippines

108. Bulbophyllum marginatum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

109. *Bulbophyllum maxillare [Lindley]Rchb.f 1861 penninsular Malayasia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Sulawesi, New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Australia

110. Bulbophyllum melinanthum Schltr. 1905 New Guinea

111. Bulbophyllum microbulbon Schltr. 1905 Bismark Archipelago

112. Bulbophyllum microtes Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

113. Bulbophyllum mimiense Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

114. Bulbophyllum muriceum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

115. Bulbophyllum nannae J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 New Guinea

116. Bulbophyllum nasica Schltr. 1913 Papua and New Guinea

117. Bulbophyllum nebularum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

118. Bulbophyllum neoguineense J.J.Sm. 1908 Papua New Guinea

119. Bulbophyllum neopommeranicum Schltr. 1905 Bismark Archipelago

120. Bulbophyllum nudicaule J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

121. Bulbophyllum ocellatum Cootes & M.A.Clem. 2011 the Philippines

122. Bulbophyllum odontopelatum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

123. Bulbophyllum oreogenum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

124. Bulbophyllum orthoraphe J.J.Verm. 2020 New Guinea

125. Bulbophyllum papuliglossum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

126. Bulbophyllum pardalotum Garay, Hamer & Siegrist 1995 Philippines

127. Bulbophyllum paululum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

128. Bulbophyllum perforans J.J.Sm. 1935 Papua New Guinea

129. Bulbophyllum perparvulum Schltr. 1915 Borneo

130. Bulbophyllum pisibulbum J.J.Sm. 1914 Papua New Guinea

131. Bulbophyllum plagiopetalum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

132. Bulbophyllum planiplexum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

133. Bulbophyllum planitiae J.J.Sm. 1910 New Guinea

134. Bulbophyllum polyphyllum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

135. Bulbophyllum pseudotrias J.J.Verm. 1996

136. Bulbophyllum pulvinatum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

137. Bulbophyllum purpurellum Ridl. 1916 Papua New Guinea

138. Bulbophyllum quadrangulare J.J.Sm. 1911 New Guinea

139. Bulbophyllum quadrichaete Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

140. Bulbophyllum radicans F.M. Bailey 1883 Australia

141. Bulbophyllum radula J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

142. Bulbophyllum rhodoglossum Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

143. Bulbophyllum rhodoneuron Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

144. Bulbophyllum rhodophyllum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

145. *Bulbophyllum rhynchoglossum Schltr. 1910 Borneo

146. Bulbophyllum rinkei Thoerle & W.A.Phillips 2019 Papua New Guinea

147. Bulbophyllum rivulare Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

148. Bulbophyllum rubipetalum P.Royen 1979 Papua New Guinea

149. Bulbophyllum rubromaculatum W.Kittr. 1984 publ. 1985 New Guinea

150. Bulbophyllum rugulosum J.J.Sm. 1935 western New Guinea

151. *Bulbophyllum rutilans J.J.Verm. & A.L.Lamb 2008 Borneo

152. Bulbophyllum rysyanum Roeth 2007 Philippines

153. Bulbophyllum sannio J.J.Verm. 2008 New Guinea

154. Bulbophyllum sapphirinum Ames 1915 the Philippines

155. * Bulbophyllum sarcochilum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

156. Bulbophyllum sawiense J.J.Sm. 1912 New Guinea

157. Bulbophyllum schistopogon J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

158. Bulbophyllum semiindutum J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

159. Bulbophyllum sp. 34 New Guinea

160. Bulbophyllum sp. 76 cf quadrangulare

161. Bulbophyllum sphaenopus J.J.Verm. 2008 western New Guinea

162. *Bulbophyllum spissum J.J.Verm. 1996 penninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi

163. Bulbophyllum spongiola J.J.Verm.1996 Papua New Guinea

164. Bulbophyllum squamiplectum J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

165. Bulbophyllum staetophyton J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

166. Bulbophyllum stagmatoglossum J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

167. *Bulbophyllum stylocoryphe J.J.Verm. & P.O'Byrne 2008 Sulawesi

168. Bulbophyllum subium J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

169. Bulbophyllum tectipetalum J.J.Sm. 1929 Papua New Guinea

170. Bulbophyllum teinodragma J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

171. *!Bulbophyllum tenuifolium (Blume) Lindl. 1830 Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Java

172. *Bulbophyllum tjadasmalangense J.J. Sm. 1918 Java and Sumatra

173. Bulbophyllum tricaudatum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea

174. Bulbophyllum trichambon Schltr. 1913 New Guinea

175. Bulbophyllum trivenosum J.J.Verm., Schuit. & de Vogel 2020 Papua New Guinea

176. Bulbophyllum tumoriferum Schltr. 1913 Ppaua New Guinea

177. Bulbophyllum undatilabre J.J.Sm. 1912 New Guinea

178. Bulbophyllum valeryi J J Verm & O'Byrne 2003 Sulawesi

179. *Bulbophyllum violaceum (Blume) Lindl. 1830 Java and Sumatra

180. Bulbophyllum williamsii A.D.Hawkes 1956 Philippines

181. Bulbophyllum woelfliae Garay, Senghas & Lemcke 1996 Philippines

182. Bulbophyllum xylinopus J J Verm, O'Byrne & Lamb 2015 Sarawak Borneo

183. Bulbophyllum zebrinum J.J.Sm. 1911 Papua New Guinea

184. Bulbophyllum zygochilum J.J.Verm. 2008 Papua New Guinea