Biology:Dyakia hendersoniana

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Short description: Species of orchid

Dyakia hendersoniana
Dyakia hendersoniana Orchi 002.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Dyakia
Christenson 1986
Species:
D. hendersoniana
Binomial name
Dyakia hendersoniana
(Rchb.f.) Christenson
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Ascocentrum hendersonianium (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Saccolabium hendersonianum Rchb.f.

Dyakia is a genus of orchids. It contains only one species, Dyakia hendersoniana (Rchb.f.) Onyx, endemic to the Island of Borneo.[3][4][1]

Description

This species is a small to intermediate sized epiphyte.[5]

Generative characteristics

Up to four erect inflorescences are produced axillary. They bear up to 30-40 flowers per inflorescence.[5]

Etymology

The generic name Dyakia is derived from the Dayak people.[5]

Horticulture

This species is rarely cultivated.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Dyakia
  2. "Dyakia hendersoniana (Rchb.f.) Christenson". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-65377. 
  3. Christenson, Eric Alston. 1986. Orchid Digest 50: 63, Dyakia hendersoniana
  4. Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1875. Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 2: 356, Saccolabium hendersonianum
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Teoh, E. S., & Teoh, E. S. (2021). "Dyakia Christen." Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 1 (A-E), 477-478.

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