Dendrobium hookerianum
Dendrobium hookerianum is a species of orchid, native to Asia, in the genus Dendrobium.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Dendrobieae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. hookerianum |
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Distribution
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.[2][3][4]
References
- 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
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 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.
- Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
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