Dendrobium longicornu

Dendrobium longicornu, the long-horned dendrobium, is a species of orchid native to Asia.

Long-horned dendrobium
1830 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. longicornu
Binomial name
Dendrobium longicornu
Lindl.
Synonyms[2]
  • Froscula hispida Raf.
  • Dendrobium flexuosum Griff.
  • Dendrobium hirsutum Griff.
  • Callista longicornis (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium bulleyi Rolfe

It is native to southern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas (Nepal, northeastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Assam), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Vietnam).[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. M. Hart del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 16 plate 1315 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/238729)
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of China v 25 p 392, 长距石斛 chang ju shi hu, Dendrobium longicornu Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 80. 1830.
  4. Hossain, A.B.M. (2002). A Taxonomic report on the genus Dendrobium Sw.. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 9(2): 47-55.
  5. Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  6. Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.


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