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Dendrobium uniflorum

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Dendrobium uniflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. uniflorum
Binomial name
Dendrobium uniflorum
Synonyms[1]
  • Distichorchis uniflora (Griff.) M.A.Clem.
  • Dendrobium elephantinum Finet
  • Dendrobium tonkinense De Wild.
  • Dendrobium quadrisulcatum J.J.Sm.
  • Dendrobium uniflorum var. angustum Quisumb.
  • Distichorchis angusta (Quisumb.) M.A.Clem.
  • Distichorchis elephantina (Finet) M.A.Clem.
  • Distichorchis quadrisulcata (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem.

Dendrobium uniflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.[2][3] It is native to the Malesia and Southeast Asia regions, in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra.[1][4][5]

Description

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Dendrobium uniflorum is a small to medium size, warm growing epiphyte. It has thin, semi-pendulous to erect, clumping pseudobulbs that carry many, unsubdivided, pointed fleshy leaves.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Dendrobium uniflorum Griff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dendrobium uniflorum Griff". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  5. ^ Wood, J.J. (2012). Dendrobium (section Distichophyllae) in Borneo - some provisional thoughts. Malesian Orchid Journal 10: 57-77.
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