Dendrobium guamense

Dendrobium guamense
	Dendrobium guamense leaves and flowers, Rota Island, CNMI
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
Subtribe:	Dendrobiinae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Species:	D. guamense
Binomial name
	Dendrobium guamense; Ames.

Dendrobium guamense is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.[1][2] It is currently known from nine occurrences totaling 550 individuals across the islands of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.[3]

References

Raulerson, Lynn (1992). Ferns and Orchids of the Mariana Islands. Guam.
"Dendrobium guamense". Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for 21 Species and Proposed Threatened Status for 2 Species in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" (PDF). Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 2017-12-04.

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[1] Raulerson, Lynn (1992). Ferns and Orchids of the Mariana Islands. Guam.

[2] "Dendrobium guamense". Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program. Retrieved 2017-12-04.

[3] "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for 21 Species and Proposed Threatened Status for 2 Species in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" (PDF). Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 2017-12-04.