Dendrobium biflorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Dendrobieae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Dendrobium biflorum

Name

Dendrobium biflorum (G.Forst.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 84 (1799).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum biflorum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 60 (1786).
• Homotypic
  • Callista biflora (G.Forst.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 654 (1891).
  • Grastidium biflorum (G.Forst) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Lasianthera 1: 64 (1997).
• Heterotypic
  • Dendrobium vanikorense Ames, J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 134 (1932).
  • Grastidium vanikorense (Ames) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94: 453 (1983).

Homonym

• Dendrobium biflorum A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1: 167 (1832), nom. illeg. - vide: Dendrobium cunninghamii Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1756 (1835)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Papuasia Solomon Islands. Pacific South-Central Pacific Society Islands. Southwestern Pacific Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1799. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 6: 84.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dendrobium biflorum. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dendrobium biflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Dendrobium biflorum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 626925-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dendrobium biflorum. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023 626925-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dendrobium biflorum. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dendrobium biflorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

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