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Dendrobium tortile

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Twisted dendrobium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. tortile
Binomial name
Dendrobium tortile
Synonyms[1]
  • Dendrobium dartoisianum De Wild.
  • Dendrobium haniffii Ridl. ex Burkill

Dendrobium tortile is a species of orchid, commonly known as the twisted dendrobium. It is native across Southeast Asia, and in Bangladesh, Assam state of India, and the Andaman Islands.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  3. ^ Hossain, A.B.M. (2002). A Taxonomic report on the genus Dendrobium Sw.. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 9(2): 47-55.
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