Dendrobium sect. Brevisaccata explained

Dendrobium section Brevisaccata is a section of the genus Dendrobium.

Description

Plants in this section have long slender pseudobulbs with multi-flowered inflorescence with small flowers.[1]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Papua and New Guinea to Australia.[2]

Species

Dendrobium section Brevisaccata comprises the following species:

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Dendrobium agrostophyllum Australia (northeastern Queesland) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Dendrobium angustipetalum Moluccas and New Guinea NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Dendrobium chalmersii northeastern New Guinea (Milne Bay) NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Dendrobium cyrtolobum New Guinea (Morobe)800m (2,600feet)
Dendrobium dissitifolium New Guinea, Papua (Timika Mimika Regency) 1700m (5,600feet)
Dendrobium latelabellatum New Guinea (Enga)
Dendrobium prostheciglossum Papua (Manokwari, Paniai, Jaya Wijaya, and Jayapura Regencies) and New Guinea(East Sepik, Southern Highlands, Enga, Western Highlands, Madang, Morobe, and New Britain), and Vanuatu NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Dendrobium taeniocaule New Guinea, Andaman Islands 1114m (3,655feet)
Dendrobium viridiflorum Moluccas, New Guinea (Morobe), Papua (Biak Numfor, Yapen-Waropen, and Jayapura Regencies; Waigeo Island)and the Solomon Islands NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Largest online collection of New Guinea orchids . Orchids of New Guinea . 2024-11-29.
  2. Web site: Largest online collection of New Guinea orchids . Orchids of New Guinea . 2024-11-29.