Dendrobium speciosum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Dendrobium speciosum']

• English: Rock orchid
• العربية: دندروب فاخر
• مصرى: دندروبيوم سبيوسوم
• 中文: 大明石斛
• 中文（简体）: 大明石斛
• 中文（繁體）: 大明石斛
• 中文（香港）: 大明石斛

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Dendrobieae • Subtribus: Dendrobiinae • Genus: Dendrobium • Species: Dendrobium speciosum Sm. (1804)

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891) Dendrobium speciosum var. typicum Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89: 539 (1915) Dendrocoryne speciosum (Sm.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 1(11-12): 724 (1981) Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin, Willdenowia 12: 250 (1982) Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13: 492 (2002) Heterotypic synonyms Dendrobium speciosum var. fusiforme F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensl. Fl.: 509 (1883) Dendrocoryne speciosa var. fusiforme (F.M.Bailey) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 1(11-12): 725 (1981)

Species

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  Goomburra section of Main Range National Park
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Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  plate 3074 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 58,
  (1831)
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  plate 24 in:
  A.Cogniaux & A.Goossens:
  Dictionnaire iconographique
  des orchidées,
  (1896-1907)

Varietates

Dendrobium speciosum var. speciosum.

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Asia-Tropical Papuasia New Guinea. Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Dendrobium speciosum.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Dendrobium speciosum