SECTION Furvescens E C Schmidt, Borba & Vandenburg in prep
TYPE = Bulbophyllum nagelii L.O.Williams 1939
This section are epiphytes with evanescent, membraneous bracts giving rise to pseudobulbs carrying a single, coriaceous leaf that blooms on a synanthous to proteranthous, erect to apically drooping to 20 degrees, racemose inflorescence carrying spirally arranged, resupinate flowers with free lateral sepals, erect petals and an anther without a protrusion taller than the anterior margin.
There are 5 species in this section occuring in forests at elevations up to 1900 meters in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Fr Guiana and Surinam as well as Mexico.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Genera Orchidacearum Vol 6 Epidendroideae Pt 3 Pridgeon, Cribb Chase & Ramussen 2014;
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