Dendrobium hasseltii

Spinach Orchid
1847 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. hasseltii
Binomial name
Dendrobium hasseltii
(Blume) Lindl.
Synonyms[2]
  • Pedilonum hasseltii Blume (basionym)
  • Pedilonum kuhlii Blume
  • Dendrobium kuhlii (Blume) Lindl.
  • Dendrobium curtisii Rchb.f.
  • Dendrobium cornutum Hook.f.
  • Callista cornuta (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Callista hasseltii (Blume) Kuntze
  • Callista kuhlii (Blume) Kuntze
  • Dendrobium brinchangense Holttum
  • Pedilonum brinchangense (Holttum) Rauschert
  • Pedilonum cornutum (Hook.f.) Rauschert

Dendrobium hasseltii, commonly known as the Hasselt's Dendrobium or Spinach Orchid, is a species of orchid. It is native to Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., G. Barclay sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 33 (N.S. 10) plate 47 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/243546)
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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