Dendrobium fimbriatum | |
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Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dendrobium |
Species: | D. fimbriatum
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Binomial name | |
Dendrobium fimbriatum
Hook. (1823)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Dendrobium fimbriatum, commonly known as 流苏石斛 (liu su shi hu), [3] is a species of orchid. It is native to China ( Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan), the Himalayas (northern and eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh) and Indochina ( Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It grows on tree trunks in dense forests or on damp rocks in mountain valleys. [3]