Dendrobium falconeri

Dendrobium falconeri, commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu),[3] is a species of orchid native to Asia.

Dendrobium falconeri
1857 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. falconeri
Binomial name
Dendrobium falconeri
Hook. (1856)
Synonyms[2]
  • Callista falconeri (Hook.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Dendrobium erythroglossum Hayata (1914)
  • Dendrobium falconeri albidulum Rchb.f.
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. robustum Rchb.f.
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. giganteum B.S.Williams
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. albidulum (Rchb.f.) B.S.Williams
  • Dendrobium falconeri var. senapatianum C.Deori, Gogoi & A.A.Mao

It is native to southern China (Hunan, Yunnan), Taiwan, the Eastern Himalayas (Bhutan), Northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Sikkim), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam).[2][4][5][3] Dendrobium falconeri can grow up to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall.[6] The flowers are large and have white petals with purple tips.[3] It grows on rocks and on tree trunks in dense forests.[3]

References
  1. Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 84 (ser. 3 nr. 14) tab. 5058
  2. "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. "Dendrobium falconeri". Flora of China. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
  5. Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  6. Teoh, Eng Soon (2016). Medicinal Orchids of Asia. Springer. p. 277. ISBN 9783319242743.

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