Dendrobium devonianum

Dendrobium devonianum (Devon's dendrobium) is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Tibet, Yunnan), the eastern Himalayas (Bhutan, Assam), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam).[2][3][4][5][6] It is an epiphyte that grows on tree trunks in mountain forests.[3]

Devon's dendrobium
1849 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. devonianum
Binomial name
Dendrobium devonianum
Paxton (1840)
Synonyms[2]
  • Dendrobium pulchellum var. devonianum (Paxton) Rchb.f. (1861)
  • Callista devoniana (Paxton) Kuntze (1891)
  • Dendrobium pictum Griff. ex Lindl. (1859)
  • Dendrobium devonianum var. rhodoneurum Rchb.f. (1868)
  • Dendrobium moulmeinense C.S.P. Parish ex Hook.f. (1890)
  • Callista moulmeinensis (C.S.P. Parish ex Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)

References
  1. Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith., description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 75 (Ser. 3 no. 5) pl. 4429
  2. "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. "Dendrobium devonianum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. Ormerod, P. & Kumar, C.S. (2003). Orchidaceous additions to the Flora of Burma (Myanmar). Rheedea 13: 43-50.
  5. Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  6. Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.


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