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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 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.
Plants in this section have long pseudobulbs with black hairs on their leaf sheaths. Pseudobulbs bloom with 1-3 flowers and have three lobes at the apex of the lip. [ 1 ]
Dendrobium sect. Macrostachya Kraenzl 1910; Dendrobium sect. Nobilia [Pfitzer] Kraenzl 1910; Dendrobium sect. Nobilia subsect. Fimbrilabia Kraenzl 1910; Dendrobium sect. Nobilia subsect. Integrilabia Kraenzl 1910; Dendrobium sect. Onynchium Bl 1825; Dendrobium sect. Planifolia Rchb.f 1861; Dendrobium subg. Eudendrobium Kraenzl 1910; Dendrobium ...
Dendrobium secundum, also known as the toothbrush orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Dendrobium of the family Orchidaceae. The common name refers to the fact that all the flowers are on the same side of the stem, much like the bristles all on one side of a toothbrush. [3] Dendrobium secundum is a Pseudobulb epiphyte.
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 ...
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Dendrobium speciosum is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with spreading roots and cylindrical or tapered pseudobulbs 50–1,800 mm (2–70 in) long and 10–60 mm (0.4–2 in) wide. Each pseudobulb has up to seven, usually thick, leathery leaves originating from its top, the leaves 50–250 mm (2–10 in) long and 10–80 mm (0.4–3 in) wide.