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

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

  1. Raulerson, Lynn (1992). Ferns and Orchids of the Mariana Islands. Guam. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  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.


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