Dendrobium sect. Densiflora
Dendrobium chrysotoxum var. suavissimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Section: Dendrobium sect. Densiflora
Finet 1903
Type species
Dendrobium densiflorum
Species

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Dendrobium section Densiflora is a section of the genus Dendrobium.[1]

Description

Plants in this section have pseudobulbous stems with pendulous inflorescence, borne from leaf axils.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia.

Species

Dendrobium section Densiflora comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Dendrobium amabile O'Brien 1909Vietnam1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Dendrobium brymerianum Rchb. f. 1875northeastern India, north Thailand, Myanmar, northern Laos, and China (Yunnan)1,100–1,900 metres (3,600–6,200 ft)
Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindley 1847Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China(Yunnan), Bangladesh and India (Assam)400–600 metres (1,300–2,000 ft)
Dendrobium densiflorum Lindl. ex Wall. 1829India (Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China (Guangdong, Gunagxi, Hainan, Xizang)400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft)
Dendrobium farmeri Paxton 1849India( Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Peninsular Malaysia150–1,000 metres (490–3,280 ft)
Dendrobium griffithianum Lindl. 1836India (Assam), Myanmar and Thailand490–500 metres (1,610–1,640 ft)
Dendrobium harveyanum Rchb.f. 1883China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam1,100–1,700 metres (3,600–5,600 ft)
Dendrobium histrionicum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1914Myanmar1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Dendrobium jenkinsii Wallich ex Lindley 1839China (Yunnan), India (Assam), Nepal, Myanmar and Laos700–1,300 metres (2,300–4,300 ft)
Dendrobium lindleyi Steud. 1840India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, China(Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan), Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam400–1,300 metres (1,300–4,300 ft)
Dendrobium palpebrae Lindley 1850Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam800–2,500 metres (2,600–8,200 ft)
Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl. 1838India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China (Yunnan)500–1,000 metres (1,600–3,300 ft)
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum Rchb.f 1875China (Yunnan), India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam1,100–1,800 metres (3,600–5,900 ft)

References

  1. "Dendrobium sect. Densiflora in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
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