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Dendrobium hookerianum

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Dendrobium hookerianum
1872 illustration[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. hookerianum
Binomial name
Dendrobium hookerianum
Synonyms[3]
  • Dendrobium fimbriatum var. bimaculosum Tang & F.T.Wang
  • Dendrobium chrysotis Rchb.f.
  • Callista hookeriana (Lindl.) Kuntze

Dendrobium hookerianum is a species of orchid, native to Asia, in the genus Dendrobium.

Distribution

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The plant is native to the eastern Himalayas region.

It is found in Tibet, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, northeastern India in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and China in Yunnan.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 99 (ser. 3 nr. 29) tab. 6013
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 383, 金耳石斛 jin er shi hu, Dendrobium hookerianum Lindley, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 8. 1858.
  5. ^ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.