Dendrobium macrophyllum

Dendrobium macrophyllum, commonly known as the large-leaved dendrobium or pastor's orchid, is a species of Orchid.

Dendrobium macrophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. macrophyllum
Binomial name
Dendrobium macrophyllum
Synonyms[1]
  • Callista macrophylla(A.Rich.) Kuntze
  • Latourorchis macrophylla (A.Rich.) Brieger
  • Sayeria macrophylla (A.Rich.) Rauschert
  • Dendrobium veitchianum Lindl.
  • Dendrobium ferox Hassk.
  • Dendrobium sarcostemma Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq., invalid
  • Dendrobium macrophyllum var. veitchianum (Lindl.) Hook.f.
  • Dendrobium macrophyllum var. huttonii H.J.Veitch
  • Dendrobium gordonii S.Moore ex Baker
  • Callista gordonii (S.Moore ex Baker) Kuntze
  • Callista veitchiana (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium lucae F.Muell. ex Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler, illegitimate
  • Dendrobium psyche Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler
  • Dendrobium musciferum Schltr.
  • Latourea muscifera (Schltr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter
  • Latourorchis muscifera (Schltr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter
  • Sayeria muscifera (Schltr.) Rauschert
  • Dendrobium setigerum Ames ex M.A.Clem.
  • Sayeria psyche (Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Dendrobium ternatense J.J.Sm.
  • Dendrobium tomohonense Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler

It is native to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and some islands of the western Pacific (Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Caroline Islands).[1][2]

Varieties

Three varieties of the species are recognized:[1]

  1. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. macrophyllum - most of species range
  2. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. subvelutinum J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
  3. Dendrobium macrophyllum var. ternatense (J.J.Sm.) P.O'Byrne & J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sulawesi, Ternate

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Silveira, P., Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J.J., Sousa, A.J., Silva, H., Paiva, J. & De Vogel, E. (2008). The orchids of Timor: checklist and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 197-215.


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