| Dendrobium sect. Formosae | |
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| Dendrobium formosum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Section: | Dendrobium sect. Formosae (Benth. & Hook.f.) Hook.f. |
| Type species | |
| Dendrobium formosum | |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobium section Formosae is a section of the genus Dendrobium .
Plants in this section have long pseudobulbs with black hairs on their leaf sheaths. Pseudobulbs bloom with 1-3 flowers and have three lobes at the apex of the lip. [1]
Plants from this section are found from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Borneo. [2] [3]
Dendrobium section Formosae comprises the following species: [4]
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dendrobium ayubii J.B.Comber & J.J.Wood1999 | Sumatra | |
 | Dendrobium bellatulum Rolfe1903 | China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (Champasak) and Vietnam (Dak Lac, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan) | 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium bostrychodes Rchb.f. 1880 | Borneo (Kalimantan) | ||
 | Dendrobium cariniferum Rchb.f. 1869 | China (Yunnan), India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos (Bolikhamxai, Phongsali, Vientiane) and Vietnam (Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Lam Dong) | 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium carmindae M.Leon, Cootes & R.Boos 2016 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 800–880 metres (2,620–2,890 ft) | |
| Dendrobium chapaense Aver.2006 | Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lao Cai). India, China (Yunnan) | 1,500–2,000 metres (4,900–6,600 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium christyanum Rchb.f. 1882 | Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Nghe An, Ninh Thuan), Thailand, China (Yunnan) | 1,000–2,400 metres (3,300–7,900 ft) |
 | Dendrobium cruentum Rchb.f. 1884 | Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium daklakense Tich, Schuit. & J.J.Verm.2010 | Vietnam (Kontum, Dak Lak) | 500–800 metres (1,600–2,600 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium dearei Rchb.f. 1882 | Borneo and the Philippines(Luzon, Dinagat, Mindanao) | 60–100 metres (200–330 ft) |
| Dendrobium deleonii Cabactulan, Cootes & R.B.Pimentel 2018 | Philippines (Mindanao) | 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium draconis Rchb.f. 1862 | Cambodia (Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Steung Treng), Laos (Attopeu, Champasak, Savannakhet, Vientiane), Vietnam (Da Nang, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong). NE India, Myanmar, Thailand | 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft) |
| Dendrobium erythropogon Rchb.f. 1885 | Borneo | ||
 | Dendrobium formosum Roxb. ex Lindl. 1830 | India (Sikkim, Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft) |
| Dendrobium igneoniveum J.J.Sm. 1927 | Sumatra | ||
 | Dendrobium infundibulum Lindl. 1858 | Laos (Xiangkhouang). Vietnam (Lam Dong), India, Myanmar, Thailand. | 1,200–2,400 metres (3,900–7,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium jerdonianum Wight1851 | India and Sri Lanka | 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) | |
| Dendrobium kontumense Gagnep. 1932 | Laos (Borikhamxai, Khammouane, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Thua Thien Hue), Thailand | 200–1,700 metres (660–5,580 ft) | |
| Dendrobium lasioglossum Rchb.f. 1868 | New Guinea | ||
 | Dendrobium longicornu Lindl. 1828 | Vietnam (Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nghe An, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc). Bhutan, Nepal, India (Assam), Myanmar, China(Guangxi, Xizang, Yunnan) | 1,000–2,100 metres (3,300–6,900 ft) |
 | Dendrobium lowii Lindl. 1861 | Borneo (Sarawak) | 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft) |
| Dendrobium lueckelianum Fessel & M.Wolff 1990 | Thailand | 1,200–1,300 metres (3,900–4,300 ft) | |
| Dendrobium luteolum Bateman 1864 | Myanmar and Malaysia | ||
| Dendrobium multilineatum Kerr 1933 | Laos (Kham Mouan and Xaisomboun) | 1,300–1,900 metres (4,300–6,200 ft) | |
| Dendrobium ochraceum De Wild. 1906 | Vietnam (Gia Lai, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Thu Thien-Hue) | 200–800 metres (660–2,620 ft) | |
| Dendrobium ovipostoriferum J.J.Sm. 1912 | Borneo | 100–500 metres (330–1,640 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium parthenium Rchb.f. 1885 | Borneo (Sabah) | 600–1,100 metres (2,000–3,600 ft) |
| Dendrobium radians Rchb.f. 1868 | Borneo (Sarawak) | 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) | |
| Dendrobium roseiodorum Sathap., T.Yukawa & Seelanan 2010 | Vietnam | 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium sanderae Rolfe1909 | Philippine (Luzon) | 1,000–1,650 metres (3,280–5,410 ft) |
| Dendrobium sarmentosum Rolfe1896 | Myanmar | ||
 | Dendrobium scabrilingue Lindl. 1858 | Cambodia (Kampot), Laos (Vientiane), Myanmar, Thailand. | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) |
 | Dendrobium schuetzei Rolfe1911 | Philippines(Mindanao) | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Dendrobium sculptum Rchb.f. 1863 | Borneo | 1,200–1,500 metres (3,900–4,900 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium senile Parish ex Rchb.f 1865] | Laos (Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Vientiane, Xiangkhoang). Vietnam (Dien Bien). Myanmar, Thailand. | 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium singkawangense J.J.Sm. 1935 | Borneo | 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) | |
| Dendrobium sinsuronense J.J.Wood 2011 | Borneo (Sabah) | 900–1,500 metres (3,000–4,900 ft) | |
| Dendrobium spectatissimum Rchb.f. 1876 | Borneo (Sabah ) | 1,500–1,800 metres (4,900–5,900 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium sutepense Rolfe ex Downie 1925 | Thailand and Myanmar | 1,500–1,900 metres (4,900–6,200 ft) |
 | Dendrobium suzukii T.Yukawa 2002 | Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lam Dong) | 1,000–1,150 metres (3,280–3,770 ft) |
 | Dendrobium tobaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber1993 | Borneo (Sumatra) | 750–1,500 metres (2,460–4,920 ft) |
 | Dendrobium toppiorum A.L.Lamb & J.J.Wood 2008 | Borneo (Sabah) | 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) |
 | Dendrobium trankimianum T.Yukawa 2004 | Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong) | 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) |
 | Dendrobium trigonopus Rchb.f. 1887 | Laos (Khammouan, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dien Bien, Lam Dong, Son La). Myanmar, China (Yunnan), Thailand | 800–1,800 metres (2,600–5,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium virgineum Rchb.f. 1884 | Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) | |
| Dendrobium vogelsangii P.O'Byrne2000 | Sulawesi | 950–1,700 metres (3,120–5,580 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium wattii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.1888 | Vietnam (Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan), India, Myanmar, Thailand, China | 900–2,400 metres (3,000–7,900 ft) |
| Dendrobium williamsonii Day & Rchb.f.1869 | Laos (Phongsali), Vietnam (Cao Bang, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Son La, Vinh Phuc). India (Assam), Myanmar, S. China | 600–1,500 metres (2,000–4,900 ft) | |
 | Dendrobium xanthophlebium Lindl. 1857 | Myanmar and Thailand | 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) |
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Dendrobium speciosum, commonly known as the rock orchid or cane orchid, is a species of highly variable Australian orchid. Its varieties can be found in a range of habitats as epiphytes or lithophytes. It has a continuous distribution along the east coast of Australia and in distinct populations along the Tropic of Capricorn. As a lithophyte, it forms gigantic spreading colonies on rocks and cliff faces, often exposed to full sun, with its roots forming dense, matted beds across the rock that anchor the plant. It can be found at altitudes from sea level to 900 metres (3,000 ft).
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Dendrobium aemulum, commonly known as the ironbark feather orchid or white feather orchid, is an epiphytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and grows on trees that retain their bark, especially ironbarks. It has reddish or purplish pseudobulbs, two to four leathery leaves and up to seven white, feathery flowers. It grows in open forest in Queensland and New South Wales.
Dendrobium nativitatis, commonly known as the Christmas Island crimp orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid that is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. It has long, straggly stems, flattened pseudobulbs, a single leathery leaf and a single pale yellow flower.
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Dendrobium canaliculatum, commonly known as the brown tea tree orchid or thin tea tree orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cone-shaped or onion-shaped pseudobulbs, up to six deeply channelled, dark green leaves and up to thirty star-shaped, light brown to caramel-coloured white or greenish to apricot-coloured flowers with darker tips. It grows in tropical North Queensland and New Guinea.
Dendrobium convexum, commonly known as the piggyback orchid, is an epiphytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has a creeping, brittle root, erect pseudobulbs with a single leaf on the top and one or two cream-coloured, short-lived flowers with a red and yellow labellum. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea and tropical North Queensland, Australia.
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Dendrobium section Distichophyllae is a section of the genus Dendrobium.
Dendrobium section Dendrobium is a section of the genus Dendrobium.
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