Biology:Dendrobium chryseum

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Short description: Species of plant

Dendrobium chryseum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. chryseum
Binomial name
Dendrobium chryseum
Rolfe
Synonyms[1]

Dendrobium chryseum is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, mainland South East Asia, south-central China, and Taiwan.[1] It is one of over 1,600 species in the genus Dendrobium.[2]

An epiphyte with yellow flowers, it grows on tree trunks in broadleaf forests at elevations from 1,700 to 2,600 m (5,600 to 8,500 ft).[3] It is considered sacred by the Tsou people of the mountains of Taiwan, who use it to decorate the roofs of their men's traditional meeting houses.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/627086-1. 
  2. "Dendrobium Sw." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/325886-2. 
  3. "线叶石斛 xian ye shi hu". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242333238. 
  4. Lin, Tsan-Piao (December 2019). The Orchid Flora of Taiwan: A Collection of Line Drawings. 國立臺灣大學出版中心. p. 471. ISBN 9789863503682. "金草" 
  5. McGovern, Nuala (7 December 2023). "Taiwan: The 'God Flower' vanishing because of climate change". BBC Newshour. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67342419. "golden grass orchid" 

Wikidata ☰ Q15453292 entry