Bulbophyllum sect. Didactyle is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum. It is one of six Bulbophyllum sections found in the Americas.
Description Species in this section have unifoliate pseudobulbs, inflorescence with a thin rachis holding flowers that are distichously arranged. Lateral sepals totally free, petals patent. Column foot with bilobed apex and shorter than the length of the column.
Distribution Plants from this section are found from Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Paraguay, through Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Species Bulbophyllum section Didactyle comprises the following species: Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Bulbophyllum bolivianum Bolivia Bulbophyllum claussenii Brazil (Minas Gerais) Bulbophyllum dacruzii Brazil (Minas Gerais) Bulbophyllum exaltatum southern Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil Bulbophyllum geraense Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil (Minas Gerais) Bulbophyllum incarum Peru Bulbophyllum involutum Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia ) Bulbophyllum ipanemense Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio De Janeiro, and Espirito Santo) Bulbophyllum lehmannianum Colombia and Venezuela Bulbophyllum machupicchuense Peru Bulbophyllum margaritiphorum Peru Bulbophyllum meridense Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Brazil Bulbophyllum paranaense Brazil (Parana and Sao Paulo) Bulbophyllum perii Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais and Paraná) Bulbophyllum popayanense Colombia (Minas Gerais) Bulbophyllum reiginaldoi Brazil Bulbophyllum roraimense Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil (Bahia) Bulbophyllum sanderianum Brazil (Minas Gerais, Pernambuco and Alagoas) Bulbophyllum tripetalum Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay Bulbophyllum weddelii Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais)
Natural Hybrids Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Parentage Bulbophyllum × guartelae Brazil Bulbophyllum tripetalum × Bulbophyllum perii Bulbophyllum × cipoense Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais) Bulbophyllum involutum × Bulbophyllum weddelii
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