Dendrobium aphyllum

Dendrobium aphyllum, commonly known as the hooded orchid[3] or 兜唇石斛 (dou chun shi hu) is a species of orchid native to Bangladesh, southern China, the eastern Himalayas, and Indochina.[4][5]

Dendrobium aphyllum at Golaghat, Assam

Hooded orchid
Illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards's Botanical Register[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. aphyllum
Binomial name
Dendrobium aphyllum
Synonyms[2]
List of synonyms
  • Limodorum aphyllum Roxb. (1795)
  • Cymbidium aphyllum (Roxb.) Sw. (1799)
  • Epidendrum aphyllum (Roxb.) Poir. (1810)
  • Dendrobium cucullatum R.Br. (1821)
  • Dendrobium pierardii R.Br. (1821)
  • Pierardia bicolor Raf. (1821) nom. superfl.
  • Dendrobium pierardii var. latifolium F.Buyss. (1890)
  • Dendrobium pierardii var. cucullatum (R.Br.) Hook.f. (1890)
  • Dendrobium oxyphyllum Gagnep. (1950)
  • Dendrobium madrasense A.D.Hawkes (1963) nom. illeg.
  • Dendrobium aphyllum var. cucullatum (R.Br.) P.K.Sarkar (1984)
  • Dendrobium aphyllum var. katakianum I.Barua (2001)

References
  1. Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1865 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/240337)
  2. "Dendrobium aphyllum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Kalyanpur, Suresh. "Dendrobium aphyllum". The Orchid Society of Karnataka. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Flora of China v 25 p 379, 兜唇石斛 dou chun shi hu, Dendrobium cucullatum R. Brown, Bot. Reg. 7: ad t. 548. 1821. (synonym of Dendrobium aphyllum)


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