Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne
Dendrobium tetragonum fma. album
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Dendrobium adae F.M. Bailey 1884 Queensland, Australia700–1,220 metres (2,300–4,000 ft)
Dendrobium cacatua M.A.Clem. & D.L. Jones 1989Queensland, Australia0–1,600 metres (0–5,249 ft)
Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzgerald 1876Queensland and New South Wales, Australia700–1,400 metres (2,300–4,600 ft)
Dendrobium fleckeri Rupp & C.T. White 1937Queensland, Australia800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium gracilicaule F. Muell. 1894Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; Lord Howe Island, the Kermadec Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
Dendrobium jonesii Rendle 1901 Queensland, Australia150–1,400 metres (490–4,590 ft)
Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindley 1844 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia50–1,200 metres (160–3,940 ft)
Dendrobium macropus (Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl. 1858Norfolk Island200–300 metres (660–980 ft)
Dendrobium moorei F. Muell. 1869Lord Howe Island0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
Dendrobium speciosum J. E Smith 1804New South Wales,Victoria and Queensland Australia and New Guinea0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft)
Dendrobium tetragonum Cunningham ex Lindley 1839 New South Wales and northern Queensland Australia500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

ImageNameParentageDistribution
Dendrobium × delicatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey 1902 Dendrobium kingianum × Dendrobium speciosumQueensland and New South Wales Australia
Dendrobium x gracillimum (Rupp) Leaney 1934Dendrobium gracilicaule × Dendrobium speciosumQueensland, Australia

References

  1. Adams, P. B.; Burke, J. M.; Lawson, S. D. (2006). "Systematic analysis of Dendrobium Swartz section Dendrocoryne in the Australian region". Plant Systematics and Evolution. Springer. 260 (1): 65–80. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0406-5. ISSN 0378-2697. JSTOR 23655539. S2CID 34511385. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. "Den. Sec. Dendrocoryne". The American Orchid Society. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-03.


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