Bulbophyllum sect. Saurocephalum is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.
Description Species in this section have pseudobulbs with a single, persistent, thick, inconspicuously veined leaf with a peduncle containing 3 to 5 bracts with many flowers. Section Saurocephalum differs from sect. Brachystachyae by its distinct pseudobulbs, elongate racemes with flowers spirally arranged, rachis distinctly thickened or not, flowers resupinate, open simultaneously, stelidia half length of the column or shorter, the upper margin winged and more prominent than the stelidia, anther with an abaxial conical crest.
Distribution Plants from this section are found in Sulawesi and the Philippines .
Species Bulbophyllum section Saurocephalum comprises the following species: Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Bulbophyllum anakbaruppui Sulawesi Bulbophyllum ankylodon Sulawesi Bulbophyllum condylochilum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum efferatum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum fraternum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum hastiferum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum illecebrum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum kiamfeeanum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum mamasaense Sulawesi Bulbophyllum molle Sulawesi Bulbophyllum saurocephalum the Philippines Bulbophyllum stenuroides Sulawesi Bulbophyllum stenurum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum trigonobulbum Sulawesi Bulbophyllum uviflorum Sulawesi
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