Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys
Bulbophyllum occlusum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bulbophyllum
Section:	Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys Schltr.
Type species
Bulbophyllum occlusum
Species
See text

Bulbophyllum sect. Alcistachys is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.^[1]

Description[edit]

Species in this section is are rhizomatus with one to two leaves on the pseudobulb blooming with a racemose of flowers with bracts.

Distribution[edit]

Plants from this section are found in Madagascar.

Species[edit]

Bulbophyllum section Alcistachys comprises the following species:

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Bulbophyllum bathieanum Schltr. 1916	Madagascar	500–1,400 metres (1,600–4,600 ft)
	Bulbophyllum hamelinii W.Watson 1893	Madagascar	800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft)
	Bulbophyllum occlusum Ridl. 1885	Madagascar	600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft)
	Bulbophyllum sulfureum Schlechter 1924	Madagascar	800–1,700 metres (2,600–5,600 ft)
	Bulbophyllum variegatum Thouars 1822	Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion	0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft)

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