Dendrobium falconeri, commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu),[3] is a species of orchid native to Asia.
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| 1857 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dendrobium |
| Species: | D. falconeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrobium falconeri Hook. (1856)
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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] Dendrobium falconeri can grow up to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall.[6] The flowers are large and have white petals with purple tips.[3] It grows on rocks and on tree trunks in dense forests.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b c d "Dendrobium falconeri". Flora of China. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Averyanov, L. & Averyanova, A. (2005). Rare species of orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Vietnam. Turczaninowia 8: 39-97.
- ^ Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
- ^ Teoh, Eng Soon (2016). Medicinal Orchids of Asia. Springer. p. 277. ISBN 9783319242743.
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