Dendrobium falconeri
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| 1857 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. falconeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrobium falconeri Hook. (1856)
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Dendrobium falconeri, commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu),[3] is a species of orchid native to Asia.
It is native to southern China (Hunan, Yunnan), Taiwan, the Eastern Himalayas (Bhutan), Northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Sikkim), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam).[2][4][5][3] Dendrobium falconeri can grow up to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall.[6] The flowers are large and have white petals with purple tips.[3] It grows on rocks and on tree trunks in dense forests.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 84 (ser. 3 nr. 14) tab. 5058
- ^ a b "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b c d "Dendrobium falconeri". Flora of China. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
- ^ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
- ^ Teoh, Eng Soon (2016). Medicinal Orchids of Asia. Springer. p. 277. ISBN 9783319242743.
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