Dendrobium aphyllum, commonly known as the hooded orchid[3] or 兜唇石斛 (dou chun shi hu) is a species of orchid native to Bangladesh, southern China, the eastern Himalayas, and Indochina.[4][5]

Hooded orchid
Illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards's Botanical Register[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. aphyllum
Binomial name
Dendrobium aphyllum
Synonyms[2]
List of synonyms
  • Limodorum aphyllum Roxb. (1795)
  • Cymbidium aphyllum (Roxb.) Sw. (1799)
  • Epidendrum aphyllum (Roxb.) Poir. (1810)
  • Dendrobium cucullatum R.Br. (1821)
  • Dendrobium pierardii R.Br. (1821)
  • Pierardia bicolor Raf. (1821) nom. superfl.
  • Dendrobium pierardii var. latifolium F.Buyss. (1890)
  • Dendrobium pierardii var. cucullatum (R.Br.) Hook.f. (1890)
  • Dendrobium oxyphyllum Gagnep. (1950)
  • Dendrobium madrasense A.D.Hawkes (1963) nom. illeg.
  • Dendrobium aphyllum var. cucullatum (R.Br.) P.K.Sarkar (1984)
  • Dendrobium aphyllum var. katakianum I.Barua (2001)
Dendrobium aphyllum at Golaghat, Assam

References

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  1. Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1865 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/240337)
  2. 1 2 "Dendrobium aphyllum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020.
  3. Kalyanpur, Suresh. "Dendrobium aphyllum". The Orchid Society of Karnataka. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. "Dendrobium cucullatum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-03-10.