Dendrobium falconeri

Dendrobium falconeri, commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu),[3] is a species of orchid native to Asia.

Dendrobium falconeri
1857 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
Subtribe:	Dendrobiinae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. falconeri
Binomial name
Dendrobium falconeri Hook. (1856)
Synonyms[2]
Callista falconeri (Hook.) Kuntze (1891) Dendrobium erythroglossum Hayata (1914) Dendrobium falconeri albidulum Rchb.f. Dendrobium falconeri var. robustum Rchb.f. Dendrobium falconeri var. giganteum B.S.Williams Dendrobium falconeri var. albidulum (Rchb.f.) B.S.Williams Dendrobium falconeri var. senapatianum C.Deori, Gogoi & A.A.Mao

It is native to southern China (Hunan, Yunnan), Taiwan, the Eastern Himalayas (Bhutan), Northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Sikkim), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam).[2][4][5][3]

References

1. Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 84 (ser. 3 nr. 14) tab. 5058
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. "Dendrobium falconeri". Flora of China. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
4. Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
5. Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.

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