Dendrobium sect. Platycaulon

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Dendrobium sect. Platycaulon
Dendrobium compressum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.) 63 (1842) (48848315182).jpg
Dendrobium compressum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Section: Dendrobium sect. Platycaulon
Type species
Dendrobium lamellatum
Species

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Dendrobium section Platycaulon is a section of the genus Dendrobium . [1]

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Description

Plants in this section have verrucose roots and broad flat stems. [2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in the lowlands of southeast Asia including Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea, Solomons, New Caledonia and Fiji. [3]

Species

Dendrobium section Platycaulon comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Dendrobium compressum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.) 63 (1842) (48847777518).jpg Dendrobium compressum Lindl. 1842Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines122–1,219 metres (400–3,999 ft)
Dendrobium lamellatum (Bl.) Lindley 1830Java460–900 metres (1,510–2,950 ft)
Dendrobium milaniae Fessel & Luckel, Orchidee (Hamburg) 47- A131 (1996) (39067803235) - cropped.jpg Dendrobium milaniae Fessel & Luckel 1996Philippines (Leyte)600 metres (2,000 ft)
Dendrobium platycaulon Rolfe 1892Borneo and the Philippines0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft)
Bian Shi Hu Dendrobium platygastrium -Xiang Gang Qing Song Guan Tuen Mun, Hong Kong- (9255187578).jpg Dendrobium platygastrium Rchb. f. 1878Philippines, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Island and Vanuatu0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft)
Dendrobium pseudolamellatum J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb, Malesian Orchid J. 6 109 (2010) (48960593067).jpg Dendrobium pseudolamellatum J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb 2010Borneo (Sabah)700 metres (2,300 ft)
Dendrobium speckmaieri Fessel & Lückel 2002Sulawesi1,524 metres (5,000 ft)
Dendrobium semendoense Romiyadi, Sumardi & Cootes 2021Sumatera1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
Dendrobium treubii J.J.Sm. 1905Moluccas on Ambon Island
Dendrobium ypsilon Seidenf. 1985Thailand

References

  1. ↑ "Den. Sec. Platycaulon". American Orchid Society. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  2. ↑ Takamiya, T.; Wongsawad, P.; Sathapattayanon, A.; Tajima, N.; Suzuki, S.; Kitamura, S.; Shioda, N.; Handa, T.; Kitanaka, S.; Iijima, H.; Yukawa, T. (2014-08-07). "Molecular phylogenetics and character evolution of morphologically diverse groups, Dendrobium section Dendrobium and allies". AoB Plants. 6 plu045. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plu045 . ISSN   2041-2851. PMC   4172198 . PMID   25107672.
  3. ↑ Cootes, Jim (2024-08-02). "Dendrobium and its Relatives". American Orchid Society. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
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