Dendrobium falconeri | |
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1857 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. falconeri
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Binomial name | |
Dendrobium falconeri
Hook. (1856)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Dendrobium falconeri, commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu), [3] is a species of orchid native to Asia.
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]
Media related to Dendrobium falconeri at Wikimedia Commons
Dendrobium falconeri | |
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1857 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. falconeri
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Binomial name | |
Dendrobium falconeri
Hook. (1856)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Dendrobium falconeri, commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu), [3] is a species of orchid native to Asia.
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]
Media related to Dendrobium falconeri at Wikimedia Commons