Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne

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

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Synonyms
  • Dendrocoryne (Lindl.) Brieger
  • Dendrobium sect. Speciosa Kraenzl.
  • Dendrobium subsect. Speciosae Benth. & Hook. f.

Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne is a subgenus of orchids in the genus Dendrobium.[1][2][3]

Description

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Plants in this section have nodded pseudobulbs with two to six leaves at the apex with no leaf sheathing bases.

Distribution

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Plants from this section are found in Australia and New Caledonia.

Species

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Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Dendrobium adae F.M. Bailey 1884 Queensland, Australia 700–1,220 metres (2,300–4,000 ft)
Dendrobium cacatua M.A.Clem. & D.L. Jones 1989 Queensland, Australia 0–1,600 metres (0–5,249 ft)
Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzgerald 1876 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia 700–1,400 metres (2,300–4,600 ft)
Dendrobium fleckeri Rupp & C.T. White 1937 Queensland, Australia 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
Dendrobium gracilicaule F. Muell. 1894 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; Lord Howe Island, the Kermadec Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu 0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
Dendrobium jonesii Rendle 1901 Queensland, Australia 150–1,400 metres (490–4,590 ft)
Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindley 1844 Queensland and New South Wales, Australia 50–1,200 metres (160–3,940 ft)
Dendrobium macropus (Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl. 1858 Norfolk Island 200–300 metres (660–980 ft)
Dendrobium moorei F. Muell. 1869 Lord Howe Island 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
Dendrobium speciosum J. E Smith 1804 New South Wales,Victoria and Queensland Australia and New Guinea 0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft)
Dendrobium tetragonum Cunningham ex Lindley 1839 New South Wales and northern Queensland Australia 500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

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Image Name Parentage Distribution
Dendrobium × delicatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey 1902 Dendrobium kingianum × Dendrobium speciosum Queensland and New South Wales Australia
Dendrobium x gracillimum (Rupp) Leaney 1934 Dendrobium gracilicaule × Dendrobium speciosum Queensland, Australia

References

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  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. 260 (1). Springer: 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.