Biology:Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne

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Short description: Subgenus of flowering plants

Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne
Dendrobium tetragonum fma. album A.Cunn. ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.)- 33 (1839) (sib. ‘Matsushima’ CHM-JOGA x ‘MJ’s’ SM-JOGA) (24710894187).jpg
Dendrobium tetragonum fma. album
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Section: Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne
Lindley 1842
Type species
Dendrobium tetragonum
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Dendrocoryne (Lindl.) Brieger
  • Dendrobium sect. Speciosa Kraenzl.
  • Dendrobium subsect. Speciosae Benth. & Hook. f.

Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne is a subgenus of the genus Dendrobium.[1][2][3]

Description

Plants in this section have nodded pseudobulbs with two to six leaves at the apex with no leaf sheathing bases.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Australia and New Caledonia.

Species

Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Dendrobium adae.jpg Dendrobium adae F.M. Bailey 1884 Queensland, Australia 700–1,220 metres (2,300–4,000 ft)
Dendrobium cacatua M.A.Clem. & D.L. Jones 1989 Queensland, Australia 0–1,600 metres (0–5,249 ft)
Dendrobium falcorostrum Orchi 2013-03-30 002.jpg Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzgerald 1876 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia 700–1,400 metres (2,300–4,600 ft)
Dendrobium fleckeri Orchi 002.jpg Dendrobium fleckeri Rupp & C.T. White 1937 Queensland, Australia 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium gracilicaule.jpg Dendrobium gracilicaule F. Muell. 1894 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; Lord Howe Island, the Kermadec Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu 0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
Dendrobium ruppianum1.jpg Dendrobium jonesii Rendle 1901 Queensland, Australia 150–1,400 metres (490–4,590 ft)
Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.) 11 (1844) (47523140561).jpg Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindley 1844 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia 50–1,200 metres (160–3,940 ft)
Dendrobium macropus (Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl. 1858 Norfolk Island 200–300 metres (660–980 ft)
Dendrobium moorei (Moore's dendrobium) (5372336736).jpg Dendrobium moorei F. Muell. 1869 Lord Howe Island 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
Dendrobium speciosum 1.jpg Dendrobium speciosum J. E Smith 1804 New South Wales,Victoria and Queensland Australia and New Guinea 0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft)
Dendrobium tetragonum Orchi 030.jpg Dendrobium tetragonum Cunningham ex Lindley 1839 New South Wales and northern Queensland Australia 500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

Image Name Parentage Distribution
Dendrobium x delicatum (Orchidaceae) flower.jpg Dendrobium × delicatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey 1902 Dendrobium kingianum × Dendrobium speciosum Queensland and New South Wales Australia
Dendrobium x gracillimum (Rupp) Leaney 1934 Dendrobium gracilicaule × Dendrobium speciosum Queensland, Australia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q111745121 entry