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Dendrobium sect. Densiflora

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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

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

Distribution

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

Species

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Dendrobium section Densiflora comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Dendrobium amabile O'Brien 1909 Vietnam 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Dendrobium brymerianum Rchb. f. 1875 northeastern India, north Thailand, Myanmar, northern Laos, and China (Yunnan) 1,100–1,900 metres (3,600–6,200 ft)
Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindley 1847 Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China(Yunnan), Bangladesh and India (Assam) 400–600 metres (1,300–2,000 ft)
Dendrobium densiflorum Lindl. ex Wall. 1829 India (Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China (Guangdong, Gunagxi, Hainan, Xizang) 400–1,000 metres (1,300–3,300 ft)
Dendrobium farmeri Paxton 1849 India( Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Peninsular Malaysia 150–1,000 metres (490–3,280 ft)
Dendrobium griffithianum Lindl. 1836 India (Assam), Myanmar and Thailand 490–500 metres (1,610–1,640 ft)
Dendrobium harveyanum Rchb.f. 1883 China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam 1,100–1,700 metres (3,600–5,600 ft)
Dendrobium histrionicum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1914 Myanmar 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Dendrobium jenkinsii Wallich ex Lindley 1839 China (Yunnan), India (Assam), Nepal, Myanmar and Laos 700–1,300 metres (2,300–4,300 ft)
Dendrobium lindleyi Steud. 1840 India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, China(Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan), Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam 400–1,300 metres (1,300–4,300 ft)
Dendrobium palpebrae Lindley 1850 Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam 800–2,500 metres (2,600–8,200 ft)
Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl. 1838 India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China (Yunnan) 500–1,000 metres (1,600–3,300 ft)
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum Rchb.f 1875 China (Yunnan), India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam 1,100–1,800 metres (3,600–5,900 ft)

References

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