Biology:Dendrobium sect. Phalaenanthe

Short description: Subgenus of flowering plants

Dendrobium sect. Phalaenanthe
Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum f. alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Section:	Dendrobium sect. Phalaenanthe Schlechter 1912
Type species
Dendrobium bigibbum
Species
See text
Synonyms
Vappodes M A Clem & D L Jones 2002

Dendrobium section Phalaenanthe is a section of the genus Dendrobium.

Description

Plants in this section have compact stems with leaves at the apex and long arching inflorescence.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Australia and New Guinea.

Species

Dendrobium section Phalaenanthe comprises the following species:

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Dendrobium affine [Decais.] Steudel 1840	New Guinea (Timor, Seram and Tanimba)	0–300 metres (0–984 ft)
	Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. (1852)	tropical North Queensland, Australia and New Guinea	0–400 metres (0–1,312 ft)
	Dendrobium williamsianum Rchb. f. 1878	Papua and New Guinea	60–300 metres (200–980 ft)

Natural hybrids

Image	Name	Parentage	Distribution
	Dendrobium × superbiens Rchb.f. 1876	Dendrobium bigibbum × Dendrobium discolor	Queensland, Australia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q111753297 entry