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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.
American Orchid Society - Orchid Web; Cattleya Orchid Forum; van den Berg, C. and M.W. Chase. 2000. Nomenclatural notes on Laeliinae - I. Lindleyana 15(2): 115-119. Cattleya ochids flowers pictures Photos of Thailand native cattleya orchids; Orchidroots.org Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Cattleya Species
The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). It also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), the type genus Orchis, and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya.
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Found in Himalayan mountains, Southern India and rest of Southeast Asia, the most number of species for this genus of orchids are found in the Philippines. The country represents the center of Phalaenopsis orchids with about twenty two species [ 5 ] and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world. [ 6 ]
Orchids are long-lived plants that produce flowers every year in the late winter if they receive the proper care. “After an orchid flowers, it’s tired, and it needs to rest and recover so it ...
Dendrobium nobile is a sympodial orchid that forms pseudobulbs. When the mother plant's life cycle ends, it produces offsets, continuing the plant's life. The new plant then repeats this cycle. Its inflorescence is erect, with blooms forming along the length of the flowering stem.
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 ...