Dendrobium chameleon

Dendrobium chameleon

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 chameleon

Name

Dendrobium chameleon Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 174 (1908).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Dendrobium randaiense Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 315 (1911).
  • Dendrobium longicalcaratum Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 43 (1914).
  • Dendrobium chameleon f. alba Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 44: 372 (1931).
  • Dendrobium chameleon var. ovatilabium Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 44: 372 (1931).
  • Pedilonum longicalcaratum (Hayata) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94: 461 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ames, O. 1908. Studies in the Orchid Flora of the Philippines. Pp. 17–257 in Ames (ed.), Orchidaceae: illustrations and studies of the family Orchidaceae. Fascicle II. x + 288 pp., Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dendrobium chameleon. Accessed: 2023 Jun 9.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dendrobium chameleon 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 chameleon. 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. 627070-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dendrobium chameleon. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023 627070-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dendrobium chameleon. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dendrobium chameleon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Chameleon Dendrobium
中文: 長距石斛, 巒大石斛, 长爪石斛
中文（简体）: 长爪石斛, 峦大石斛, 长距石斛

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