Dendrobium section Formosae is a section of the genus Dendrobium.
Plants in this section have long pseudobulbs with black hairs on their leaf sheaths. Pseudobulbs bloom with 1-3 flowers and have three lobes at the apex of the lip.[1]
Plants from this section are found from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Borneo.[2] [3]
Dendrobium section Formosae comprises the following species:[4]
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendrobium ayubii | Sumatra | ||
| Dendrobium bellatulum | China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (Champasak) and Vietnam (Dak Lac, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium bostrychodes | Borneo (Kalimantan) | ||
| Dendrobium cariniferum | China (Yunnan), India (Assam), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos (Bolikhamxai, Phongsali, Vientiane) and Vietnam (Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Lam Dong) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium carmindae | Philippines (Mindanao) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium chapaense | Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lao Cai). India, China (Yunnan) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium christyanum | Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong,Nghe An, Ninh Thuan), Thailand, China (Yunnan) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium cruentum | Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | 1000m (3,000feet) | |
| Dendrobium daklakense | Vietnam (Kontum, Dak Lak) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium dearei | Borneo and the Philippines(Luzon, Dinagat, Mindanao) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium deleonii | Philippines (Mindanao) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium draconis | Cambodia (Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Steung Treng), Laos (Attopeu, Champasak, Savannakhet, Vientiane), Vietnam (Da Nang, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong). NE India, Myanmar, Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium erythropogon | Borneo | ||
| Dendrobium formosum | India (Sikkim, Assam), Bangladesh, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium igneoniveum | Sumatra | ||
| Dendrobium infundibulum | Laos (Xiangkhouang). Vietnam (Lam Dong), India, Myanmar, Thailand. | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium jerdonianum | India and Sri Lanka | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium kontumense | Laos (Borikhamxai, Khammouane, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Thua Thien Hue), Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium lasioglossum | New Guinea | ||
| Dendrobium longicornu | Vietnam (Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nghe An, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc). Bhutan, Nepal, India (Assam), Myanmar, China(Guangxi, Xizang, Yunnan) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium lowii | Borneo (Sarawak) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium lueckelianum | Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium luteolum | Myanmar and Malaysia | ||
| Dendrobium multilineatum | Laos (Kham Mouan and Xaisomboun) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium ochraceum | Vietnam (Gia Lai, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Thu Thien-Hue) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium ovipostoriferum | Borneo | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium parthenium | Borneo (Sabah) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium radians | Borneo (Sarawak) | 1200m (3,900feet) | |
| Dendrobium roseiodorum | Vietnam | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium sanderae | Philippine (Luzon) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium sarmentosum | Myanmar | ||
| Dendrobium scabrilingue | Cambodia (Kampot), Laos (Vientiane), Myanmar, Thailand. | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium schuetzei | Philippines(Mindanao) | 300m (1,000feet) | |
| Dendrobium sculptum | Borneo | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium senile | Laos (Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Vientiane, Xiangkhoang). Vietnam (Dien Bien). Myanmar, Thailand. | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium singkawangense | Borneo | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium sinsuronense | Borneo (Sabah) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium spectatissimum | Borneo (Sabah) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium sutepense | Thailand and Myanmar | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium suzukii | Vietnam (Lai Chau, Lam Dong) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium tobaense | Borneo (Sumatra) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium toppiorum | Borneo (Sabah) | 1240m (4,070feet) | |
| Dendrobium trankimianum | Vietnam (Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong) | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium trigonopus | Laos (Khammouan, Vientiane), Vietnam (Dien Bien, Lam Dong, Son La). Myanmar, China (Yunnan), Thailand | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium virgineum | Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam | 1600m (5,200feet) | |
| Dendrobium vogelsangii | Sulawesi | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium wattii | Vietnam (Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan), India, Myanmar, Thailand, China | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium williamsonii | Laos (Phongsali), Vietnam (Cao Bang, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Son La, Vinh Phuc). India (Assam), Myanmar, S. China | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) | |
| Dendrobium xanthophlebium | Myanmar and Thailand | 1350m (4,430feet) | |