Dendrobium falconeri

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Dendrobium falconeri
Dendrobium falconeri.jpg
1857 illustration [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. falconeri
Binomial name
Dendrobium falconeri
Hook. (1856)
Synonyms [2]
  • Callista falconeri(Hook.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Dendrobium erythroglossumHayata (1914)
  • Dendrobium falconeri albidulumRchb.f.
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. robustumRchb.f.
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. giganteumB.S.Williams
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. albidulum(Rchb.f.) B.S.Williams
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. senapatianumC.Deori, Gogoi & A.A.Mao

Dendrobium falconeri is a species of orchid native to Asia.

It is native to southern China (Hunan, Yunnan), Taiwan, the Eastern Himalayas (Bhutan), Northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Sikkim), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam). [2] [3] [4] [5] Dendrobium falconeri can grow up to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall. [6] The flowers are large and have white petals with purple tips. [5] It grows on rocks and on tree trunks in dense forests. [5]

Living specimen Dendrobium falconeri - Siddarth Machado - 60995220.jpeg
Living specimen

Its common name in Chinese is 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu). [5]

References

  1. ↑ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 84 (ser. 3 nr. 14) tab. 5058
  2. 1 2 "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ↑ Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
  4. ↑ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Dendrobium falconeri". Flora of China. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Teoh, Eng Soon (2016). Medicinal Orchids of Asia. Springer. p. 277. ISBN   9783319242743.

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