Species of orchid
Dendrobium falconeri , commonly known as 串珠石斛 (chuan zhu shi hu) ,[ 3] is a species of orchid native to Asia .
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
^ 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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