A revision is presented of a mainly New Guinean group of species of the genus Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) that is generally known as section Hymenobractea. Altogether 7 named taxa have been attributed to this section by previous authors; in this revision only two species are distinguished: Bulbophyllum aemulum and Bulbophyllum infundibuliforme. It appears that Hymenobractea cannot be distinguished from Bulbophyllum sect. Intervallatae (including sect. Dialeipanthe and sect. Lepidorhiza), therefore these two species are included in sect. Intervallatae. A key to the sections morphologically similar to Intervallatae, viz. Leopardinae, Sestochilos and Stenochilus, is included and full information on the two species provided.

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de Witte, L. C., & Vermeulen, J. J. (2010). The Bulbophyllum species attributed to section Hymenobractea (Orchidaceae). Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 55(1), 80–85.