Dendrobium uniflorum

Dendrobium uniflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. uniflorum
Binomial name
Dendrobium uniflorum
Griff. (1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Distichorchis uniflora (Griff.) M.A.Clem.
  • Dendrobium elephantinum Finet
  • Dendrobium tonkinense De Wild.
  • Dendrobium quadrisulcatum J.J.Sm.
  • Dendrobium uniflorum var. angustum Quisumb.
  • Distichorchis angusta (Quisumb.) M.A.Clem.
  • Distichorchis elephantina (Finet) M.A.Clem.
  • Distichorchis quadrisulcata (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem.

Dendrobium uniflorum is a member of the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra).[1][2][3]

Description

Small to medium size, warm growing epiphyte with thin, semi-pendulous to erect, clumping pseudobulbs that carry many, unsubdivided, pointed fleshy leaves.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  3. ↑ Wood, J.J. (2012). Dendrobium (section Distichophyllae) in Borneo - some provisional thoughts. Malesian Orchid Journal 10: 57-77.

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