Dendrobium sect. Platycaulon explained

Dendrobium section Platycaulon is a section of the genus Dendrobium.^[1]

Description

Plants in this section have verrucose roots and broad flat stems.^[2]

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in the lowlands of southeast Asia including Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea, Solomons, New Caledonia and Fiji.^[3]

Species

Dendrobium section Platycaulon comprises the following species:

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Dendrobium compressum	Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Dendrobium lamellatum	Java	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Dendrobium milaniae	Philippines (Leyte)	600m (2,000feet)
	Dendrobium platycaulon	Borneo and the Philippines	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Dendrobium platygastrium	Philippines, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Island and Vanuatu	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Dendrobium pseudolamellatum	Borneo (Sabah)	700m (2,300feet)
	Dendrobium speckmaieri	Sulawesi	1524m (5,000feet)
	Dendrobium semendoense	Sumatera	1400m (4,600feet)
	Dendrobium treubii	Moluccas on Ambon Island
	Dendrobium ypsilon	Thailand

Notes and References

1. Web site: Den. Sec. Platycaulon . American Orchid Society . 2024-03-06 . 2024-12-01.
2. Takamiya . T. . Wongsawad . P. . Sathapattayanon . A. . Tajima . N. . Suzuki . S. . Kitamura . S. . Shioda . N. . Handa . T. . Kitanaka . S. . Iijima . H. . Yukawa . T. . Molecular phylogenetics and character evolution of morphologically diverse groups, Dendrobium section Dendrobium and allies . AoB PLANTS . Oxford University Press (OUP) . 6 . 0 . 2014-08-07 . 2041-2851 . 10.1093/aobpla/plu045 . free . plu045–plu045.
3. Web site: Cootes . Jim . Dendrobium and its Relatives . American Orchid Society . 2024-08-02 . 2024-12-01.