Dendrobium longicornu

Long-horned Dendrobium
1830 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. longicornu
Binomial name
Dendrobium longicornu
Lindl.
Synonyms[2]
  • Froscula hispida Raf.
  • Dendrobium flexuosum Griff.
  • Dendrobium hirsutum Griff.
  • Callista longicornis (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium bulleyi Rolfe

Dendrobium longicornu, the Long-horned Dendrobium, is a species of orchid native to Asia.

It is native to southern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas (Nepal, northeastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Assam), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Vietnam).[2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ M. Hart del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 16 plate 1315 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/238729)
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Flora of China v 25 p 392, 长距石斛 chang ju shi hu, Dendrobium longicornu Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 80. 1830.
  4. ↑ Hossain, A.B.M. (2002). A Taxonomic report on the genus Dendrobium Sw.. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 9(2): 47-55.
  5. ↑ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  6. ↑ Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.


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