Dendrobium falcorostrum

Beech orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. falcorostrum
Binomial name
Dendrobium falcorostrum
Fitzg., 1876
Synonyms

Tropilis falcorostra (Fitzg.) Butzin, 1982
Thelychiton falcorostrus (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, 2002

Dendrobium falcorostrum, commonly known as the beech orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia, within New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

D. falcorostrum habit (labelled) in the Australian National Botanic Gardens

See also

  • Endemic orchids of Australia

References

  1. P. H. Weston. "New South Wales Flora Online: Dendrobium falcorostrum". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.


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