Dendrobium Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6 (1799) 82

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Undetermined

Subtribe: Dendrobiinae

Synonyms: Aclinia Griff. , Amblyanthe Rauschert , Amblyanthus (Schltr.) Brieger , Anisopetala (Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. , Aporopsis (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Aporum Blume , Australorchis Brieger , Bolbidium Lindl. ex Brieger , Bouletia M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Callista Lour. , Cannaeorchis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Cepobaculum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Ceraia Lour. , Ceratobium (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Chromatotriccum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Coelandria Fitzg. , Conostalix (Kraenzl.) Brieger , Davejonesia M.A.Clem. , Dendrobates M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Dendrocoryne (Lindl.) Brieger , Dichopus Blume , Distichorchis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Ditulima Raf. , Dockrillia Brieger , Dolichocentrum (Schltr.) Brieger , Durabaculum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Eleutheroglossum (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Endeisa Raf. , Eriopexis (Schltr.) Brieger , Euphlebium (Kraenzl.) Brieger , Eurycaulis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Exochanthus M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Froscula Raf. , Goldschmidtia Dammer , Grastidium Blume , Herpetophytum (Schltr.) Brieger , Inobulbon Schltr. & Kraenzl. , Keranthus Lour. ex Endl. , Kinetochilus (Schltr.) Brieger , Latouria Blume , Latourorchis Brieger , Leioanthum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Maccraithea M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Macrostomium Blume , Microphytanthe (Schltr.) Brieger , Monanthos (Schltr.) Brieger , Onychium Blume , Ormostema Raf. , Orthoglottis Breda , Oxyglossellum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Pedilonum Blume , Pierardia Raf. , Sayeria Kraenzl. , Schismoceras Presl , Stachyobium Rchb.f. , Stilbophyllum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Tetrabaculum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Thelychiton Endl. , Thicuania Raf. , Trachyrhizum (Schltr.) Brieger , Tropilis Raf. , Vappodes M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Winika M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy , x Vappaculum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

A genus of c. 1100 species; c. 840 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Tropical Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, east to Tahiti

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Clements, M.A. and D.L. Jones. 1997. A preliminary taxonomic review of Grastidium Blume and Eriopexis (Schltr.) Brieger (Orchidaceae). Lasianthera 1: 52 - 198.   

Cribb, P.J. 1983. A revision of Dendrobium section Latouria (Orchidaceae). Kew Bull. 38: 229 - 306. 

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The following sections of Dendrobium have been recorded from Malesia: Amblyanthus, Aporum, Biloba, Bolbodium, Breviflores, Brevisaccata, Calcarifera, Conostalix, Crumenata, Dendrobium, Densiflora, Distichophyllae, Dolichocentrum, Formosae, Fugacia, Grastidium, Herpetophytum, Latouria, Microphytanthe, Pedilonum, Phalaenanthe, Platycaulon, Pleianthe, Rhizobium, Spatulata, Stachyobium, Strongyle, Stuposa

Section Amblyanthus:

Dendrobium microglaphys Rchb.f. (section Amblyanthus?), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium microglaphys Rchb.f. (section Amblyanthus?), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium squamiferum J.J.Sm. (section Amblyanthus), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Aporum:

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Dendrobium aloifolium (Blume) Rchb.f. (section Aporum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium aloifolium (Blume) Rchb.f. (section Aporum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium kiauense Ames & C.Schweinf. (section Aporum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak
Dendrobium lobatum (Blume) Miq. (section Aporum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Kalimantan Timur Dendrobium rosellum Ridl. (section Aporum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Brunei

Section Biloba (syn. sect. Monanthos):

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Dendrobium sp. (section Biloba), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Bolbodium:

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Dendrobium procumbens Carr (section Bolbodium), from Peninsular Malaysia Dendrobium procumbens Carr (section Bolbodium), from Peninsular Malaysia

Section Breviflores:

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Dendrobium hercoglossum Rchb.f. (section Breviflores), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Thailand Dendrobium linguella Rchb.f. (section Breviflores), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia

Section Brevisaccata (syn. sect. Trachyrhizum):

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Dendrobium angustipetalum J.J.Sm. (section Brevisaccata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium angustipetalum J.J.Sm. (section Brevisaccata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium viridiflorum F.M.Bailey (section Brevisaccata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Calcarifera:

Dendrobium annae J.J.Sm. (section Calcarifera), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sumatra Dendrobium corallorhizon J.J.Sm. (section Calcarifera), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Brunei Dendrobium rantii J.J.Sm. (section Calcarifera), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi
   
Dendrobium roseatum Ridl. (section Calcarifera), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia    

Section Conostalix:  

Dendrobium lobbii Teijsm. & Binn. (section Conostalix), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium pinifolium Ridl. (section Conostalix), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium pinifolium Ridl. (section Conostalix), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Section Crumenata (syn. sect. Rhopalanthe):

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Dendrobium crumenatum Sw. (section Crumenata) Dendrobium hendersonii A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller (section Crumenata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium heokhuii P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm. (section Crumenata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia
Dendrobium incurvociliatum J.J.Sm. (section Crumenata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium incurvociliatum J.J.Sm. (section Crumenata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium jubatum Schuit. & de Vogel (section Crumenata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi

Section Dendrobium:

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Dendrobium heterocarpum Wall. ex Lindl. (section Dendrobium), from the Philippines

Section Densiflora (syn. sect. Callista, sect. Chrysotoxa):

Dendrobium farmeri Paxton (section Densiflora), J.M. Wubben cult. Dendrobium farmeri Paxton (section Densiflora), J.M. Wubben cult.

Section Distichophyllae:

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Dendrobium moquetteanum J.J.Sm. (section Distichophyllae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium olivaceum J.J.Sm. (section Distichophyllae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium quadrisulcatum J.J.Sm. (section Distichophyllae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Section Dolichocentrum:

 
Dendrobium superans J.J.Sm. (section Dolichocentrum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi Dendrobium superans J.J.Sm. (section Dolichocentrum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi  

Section Formosae (syn. sect. Nigrohirsuta, sect. Oxygenianthe):

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Dendrobium hallieri J.J.Sm. (section Formosae), from Borneo Dendrobium lowii Lindl. (section Formosae), from Borneo Dendrobium surigaense (Quisumb.) H.P.Wood (section Formosae), from the Philippines 
   
Dendrobium vogelsangii P.O'Byrne (section Formosae), from Sulawesi    

Section Fugacia (syn. sect. Euphlebium):

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Dendrobium lacteum Kraenzl. (section Fugacia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium spurium (Blume) J.J.Sm. (section Fugacia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Section Grastidium (syn. sect. Dichopus, sect. Eriopexis):

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Dendrobium neuroglossum Schltr. (section Grastidium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium pruinosum Teijsm. & Binn. (section Grastidium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Herpetophytum:

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Dendrobium sp. (section Herpetophytum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium vonroemeri J.J.Sm. (section Herpetophytum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium vonroemeri J.J.Sm. (section Herpetophytum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Latouria:

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Dendrobium crassilabium P.Spence (section Latouria), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium cruttwellii T.M.Reeve (section Latouria), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium finisterrae Schltr. (section Latouria), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
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Dendrobium johnsoniae F.Muell. (section Latouria), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium macrophyllum A.Rich. (section Latouria), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea  

Section Microphytanthe:

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Dendrobium bulbophylloides Schltr. (section Microphytanthe), G. Stocker cult., from Papua New Guinea

Section Pedilonum (syn. sect. Calyptrochilus, sect. Cuthbertsonia, sect. Oxyglossum):

Dendrobium chrysopterum Schuit. & de Vogel (section Pedilonum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium cuthbertsonii F.Muell. (section Pedilonum), in situ, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland

 

Dendrobium limpidum Schuit. & de Vogel (section Pedilonum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
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Dendrobium parvulum Rolfe (section Pedilonum), G. Stocker cult., from Papua New Guinea

 

Dendrobium pseudoglomeratum T.M.Reeve & J.J.Wood (section Pedilonum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium smillieae F.Muell. (section Pedilonum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea
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Dendrobium subclausum Rolfe (section Pedilonum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi  

Section Phalaenanthe (syn. subsect. Bigibba):

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Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. (section Phalaenanthe), from Papua New Guinea

Section Platycaulon:

Dendrobium lamellatum (Blume) Lindl. (section Platycaulon), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Dendrobium lamellatum (Blume) Lindl. (section Platycaulon), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Section Pleianthe:

Dendrobium pleianthum Schltr. (section Pleianthe), in Papua New Guinea

Section Rhizobium:

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Dendrobium caudiculatum (M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones) Schuit. & de Vogel (section Rhizobium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium rigidum R.Br. (section Rhizobium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Spatulata (syn. sect. Ceratobium):

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Dendrobium antennatum Lindl. (section Spatulata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Dendrobium discolor Lindl. (section Spatulata), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Stachyobium:

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Dendrobium compactum Rolfe (section Stachyobium), from Thailand [not a Malesian species]

Section Strongyle:

Dendrobium sphenochilum  F.Muell. & Kraenzl. (section Strongyle), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi Dendrobium sphenochilum  F.Muell. & Kraenzl. (section Strongyle), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sulawesi

Section Stuposa:

 
Dendrobium spegidoglossum  Rchb.f. (section Struposa), drawing by J.J. Smith, from Java  

Last updated: 15 November 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera