Dendrobium macrophyllum

Dendrobium macrophyllum, commonly known as the large-leaved dendrobium or pastor's orchid, is a species of Orchid.

Dendrobium macrophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. macrophyllum
Binomial name
Dendrobium macrophyllum A.Rich.
Synonyms
Callista macrophylla(A.Rich.) Kuntze Latourorchis macrophylla (A.Rich.) Brieger Sayeria macrophylla (A.Rich.) Rauschert Dendrobium veitchianum Lindl. Dendrobium ferox Hassk. Dendrobium sarcostemma Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq., invalid Dendrobium macrophyllum var. veitchianum (Lindl.) Hook.f. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. huttonii H.J.Veitch Dendrobium gordonii S.Moore ex Baker Callista gordonii (S.Moore ex Baker) Kuntze Callista veitchiana (Lindl.) Kuntze Dendrobium lucae F.Muell. ex Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler, illegitimate Dendrobium psyche Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler Dendrobium musciferum Schltr. Latourea muscifera (Schltr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter Latourorchis muscifera (Schltr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter Sayeria muscifera (Schltr.) Rauschert Dendrobium setigerum Ames ex M.A.Clem. Sayeria psyche (Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Dendrobium ternatense J.J.Sm. Dendrobium tomohonense Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler

It is native to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and some islands of the western Pacific (Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Caroline Islands).

Varieties

Three varieties of the species are recognized:

1. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. macrophyllum - most of species range
2. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. subvelutinum J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
3. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. ternatense (J.J.Sm.) P.O'Byrne & J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sulawesi, Ternate

External links

• Media related to Dendrobium macrophyllum at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Dendrobium macrophyllum at Wikispecies