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Dendrobium is a genus of mostly epiphytic and lithophytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae. It is a very large genus, containing more than 1,800 species that are found in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Vietnam and many of the islands of the Pacific.
Dendrobium sect. Aquea Kraenzl. 1910; ... Plants in this section have moderate length thin pseudobulbs with leaves at upper two thirds of the pseudobulb. [3]
Dendrobium anosmum the unscented dendrobium Dendrobium amabile Dendrobium aphyllum the hooded orchid Dendrobium aberrans Schltr. Dendrobium acaciifolium J.J.Sm. Dendrobium acanthophippiiflorum J.J.Sm. Dendrobium acerosum Lindl. Dendrobium aciculare Lindl. Dendrobium acinaciforme Roxb. Dendrobium aclinia Rchb.f. Dendrobium acuiferum Ormerod Dendrobium acuminatissimum (Blume) Lindl. Dendrobium ...
Dendrobium canaliculatum, commonly known as the brown tea tree orchid or thin tea tree orchid, [2] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cone-shaped or onion-shaped pseudobulbs, up to six deeply channelled, dark green leaves and up to thirty star-shaped, light brown to caramel-coloured white or greenish to apricot-coloured flowers with darker tips.
Dendrobium schuetzei grows to around 6 to 16 in (15 to 41 cm) tall. The stems are somewhat cylindrical and erect, thickened at the middle and lined with grooves. The leaves are elliptic to oblong in shape, leathery, and somewhat spreading, each around 3 to 4 in (7.6 to 10.2 cm) in length and 1 to 1.25 in (2.5 to 3.2 cm) in width.
Dendrobium cucumerinum MacLeay ex Lindl. 1842: Australia ( Queensland) 50–800 metres (160–2,620 ft) Dendrobium erythraeum Schuit. & de Vogel 2003: Papua New Guinea: Dendrobium flagellum Schltr. 1912: New Guinea: 150 metres (490 ft) Dendrobium fuliginosum (M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones) P.F.Hunt 1998: New Guinea: Dendrobium leptophyton Schuit. & de ...
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
The plant Arabidopsis thaliana is used in laboratories as a model organism to understand how genes control the growth and development of plant structures. [25] NASA predicts that space stations or space colonies will one day rely on plants for life support .