Dendrobium aduncum (the angelfish orchid or inward-bent dendrobium) is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan), the eastern Himalayas (Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Myanmar), and northern Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam).[2][3][4][5] It is an epiphyte and grows on the tree trunks of mountain forests.[3]
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| 1846 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. aduncum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrobium aduncum Lindl. (1842)
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References
edit- ^ Miss Drake (1803-1857) del. , G. Barclay sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 32 (NS 9) plate 15 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/243242)
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
- ^ a b "Dendrobium aduncum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
- ^ Khyanjeet Gogoi. 2011. Dendrobium of ‘Joypur Reserve Forest’ of Dibrugarh District of Assam, India. NeBIO (2011) Vol. 2(1):20-26[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- IOSPE orchid photos, Dendrobium aduncum Lindl. 1842, Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding
- Ricardo's Blog, orchids, parrots, fish and people: Dendrobium aduncum Lindl. 1842, some curious translucid flowers
- Andy's Orchids (Encinitas California USA), Genus: Dendrobium Species: aduncum Origin: Burma
- Clear Mountain Garden Treasures Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- 钩状石斛 Dendrobium aduncum Lindl. - Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae 《中国植物志》 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Hoa dong noi, Hoàng Thảo Thập Hoa / Hồng Câu (Dendrobium aduncum Lindl.) Archived 2014-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
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