Biology:Dendrobium uniflorum

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Short description: Species of orchid

Dendrobium uniflorum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
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 the Malesia and Southeast Asia regions, in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines , Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra.[1][2][3]

Description

Dendrobium uniflorum is a small to medium size, warm growing epiphyte. It has 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5256719 entry