Dendrobium sulcatum
Appearance
Furrowed-lip dendrobium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. sulcatum
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Binomial name | |
Dendrobium sulcatum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Callista sulcata (Lindl.) Kuntze |
Dendrobium sulcatum, the furrowed-lip dendrobium, is an orchid native to Asia, in the family Orchidaceae.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The plant is native to:[1][2][3]
- The Eastern Himalayas — in Bhutan, China in Yunnan, and Northeastern India in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.
- Northern Indochina — in Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
It is an epiphyte and grows on tree trunks in dense forests.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
- ^ a b "Dendrobium sulcatum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Dendrobium sulcatum at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Dendrobium sulcatum at Wikispecies