Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum (Lindl.) Reichenbach (1861: 259)

≡ Cirrhopetalum Lindley (1830: 45, 58), id. (1824 sub pl. 832), nom nud.

Type:— C. thouarsii Lindley (1830: 58), nom. illeg. (= B. longiflorum Thouars 1822 t. 98).

10 accepted species (Vermeulen 2015). In Vietnam 4 species (1 endemic).

Key to species of Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetallum s. str. in Vietnam

1 Dorsal sepal with long clavate seta, 5–8 mm long; petals papillose ..................................................................................................2

- Dorsal sepal with short, simple seta, less than 2 mm long; petals not papillose................................................................................3

2 Petal apex somewhat truncate, margin with few hairs only in apical part; lip auriculate, finely hairy at the base.............................. ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1. B. annamense

- Petal apex acute, margin fimbriate throughout; lip simple, entirely glabrous.......................................................... 2. B. longiflorum

3 Lateral sepals finely papillose; petals shortly fimbriate at apex............................................................................... 3. B. fenestratum

- Lateral sepals warty to colliculate; petals hardly denticulate or erose at apex.................................................................4. B. thangii