Dendrobium macrophyllum
Pastor's Orchid Large-leaved Dendrobium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Dendrobieae |
Subtribe: | Dendrobiinae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. macrophyllum |
Binomial name | |
Dendrobium macrophyllum A.Rich. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Dendrobium macrophyllum, commonly known as the Large-leaved Dendrobium or Pastor's Orchid, is a species of orchid.
It is native to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and some islands of the western Pacific (Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Caroline Islands).[1][2]
Varieties
Three varieties of the species are recognized:[1]
- Dendrobium macrophyllum var. macrophyllum - most of species range
- Dendrobium macrophyllum var. subvelutinum J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
- Dendrobium macrophyllum var. ternatense (J.J.Sm.) P.O'Byrne & J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sulawesi, Ternate
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Silveira, P., Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J.J., Sousa, A.J., Silva, H., Paiva, J. & De Vogel, E. (2008). The orchids of Timor: checklist and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 197-215.
External links
- Media related to Dendrobium macrophyllum at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Dendrobium macrophyllum at Wikispecies
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