Biology:Dendrobium sulcatum

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Short description: Species of orchid


Furrowed-lip dendrobium
Dendrobium sulcatum Olbrich.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. sulcatum
Binomial name
Dendrobium sulcatum
Lindl.
Synonyms[1]

Callista sulcata (Lindl.) Kuntze

Dendrobium sulcatum, the furrowed-lip dendrobium, is an orchid native to Asia, in the family Orchidaceae.

Distribution and habitat

The plant is native to:[1][2][3]

  • The Eastern Himalayas — in Bhutan, China in Yunnan, and Northeastern India in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.
  • Northern Indochina — in Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

It is an epiphyte and grows on tree trunks in dense forests.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3339220 entry