Biology:Dendrobium sect. Herbacea

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Dendrobium sect. Herbacea
Dendrobium parcum
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Type species
Dendrobium herbaceum
Species

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Dendrobium section Herbacea is a section of the genus Dendrobium.[1]

Description

Plants in this section have pseudobulbs with multiple linear branching deciduous stem with leaves on the terminal branches with flowers blooming on short racemes.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in southern India to Southeast Asia.

Species

Dendrobium section Herbacea comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Dendrobium georgei J.Mathew 2014 India (Western Ghats) 1,250 metres (4,100 ft)
120px Dendrobium herbaceum Lindl. 1840 India (Assam), Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands 600–1,300 metres (2,000–4,300 ft)
120px Dendrobium heyneanum Lindl. 1830 India 1,400–1,700 metres (4,600–5,600 ft)
120px Dendrobium parcum Rchb.f. 1866 Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam 750–1,450 metres (2,460–4,760 ft)

References

  1. Wood, Howard P. (2007). "Dendrobium Swartz Section Herbacea Kränzlin (Orchidaceae)". Selbyana (Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Inc) 28 (2): 117–122. ISSN 0361185X. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41760302. Retrieved 2024-12-01. 

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