Dendrobium speciosum

Dendrobium speciosum

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 speciosum
Varietates: (9)
D. s. var. blackdownense – D. s. var. boreale – D. s. var. capricornicum – D. s. var. carnarvonense – D. s. var. curvicaule – D. s. var. grandiflorum – D. s. var. hillii – D. s. var. pedunculatum – D. s. var. speciosum

Name

Dendrobium speciosum Sm., Exot. Bot. 1: 17 (1804)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891)
  • Dendrobium speciosum var. typicum Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 539 (1915), not validly publ.
  • Dendrocoryne speciosum (Sm.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 1(11-12): 724 (1981)
  • Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin, Willdenowia 12: 250 (1982)
  • Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13: 492 (2002)
• Heterotypic
  • Dendrobium speciosum var. fusiforme F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensl. Fl.: 509 (1883)
  • Dendrocoryne speciosa var. fusiforme (F.M.Bailey) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 1(11-12): 725 (1981)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. 1824. Exotic Botany 1: 17, t. 10.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dendrobium speciosum. Accessed: 2023 Jun 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dendrobium speciosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Dendrobium speciosum. 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 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 628644-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dendrobium speciosum. Accessed: 30 Jun 2023 628644-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dendrobium speciosum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dendrobium speciosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Rock orchid
中文: 大明石斛

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