Dendrobium sect. Breviflora

{{Short description|Subgenus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image =Dendrobium hercoglossum fma. album 'Yukinko' CHM JOGA Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 26 487 (1886) (28196852797).jpg

| image_caption = Dendrobium hercoglossum fma. album 'Yukinko'

| taxon = Dendrobium sect. Breviflora

| authority = J. D. Hooker 1890

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

| type_species =Dendrobium bicameratum

| synonyms =

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Dendrobium section Breviflora is a section of the genus Dendrobium.{{cite web | title=Dendrobium sect. Breviflora in Flora of China @ efloras.org | website=eFloras.org Home | url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=135451 | access-date=2024-11-28}}

Description

Plants in this section have pendulous tall slender stems that are swollen towards the apex. Plant blooms on a inflorescence with 3-10 flowers.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found from southern Asia from India to Thailand.

Species

Dendrobium section Breviflora comprises the following species:{{cite web | title=IOSPE PHOTOS | website= Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia | url=https://www.orchidspecies.com/breviflores.htm | access-date=2024-11-28}}

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ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Dendrobium aduncum {{au|Lindl. 1842}}India (Sikkim, Assam), Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Ghuizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan, Hong Kong) and Vietnam{{convert|300 - 1300 |m|ft}}
Dendrobium aqueum {{au| Lindl. 1843}}India{{convert|900 - 2200|m|ft}}
Dendrobium bicameratum {{au|Lindl. 1839}}Bangladesh, India (Assam), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand{{convert|600 - 2400|m|ft}}
Dendrobium bifurcatum {{au|T.Yukawa 2003}}Vietnam
Dendrobium dantaniense {{au|Guillaumin 1957}}Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
Dendrobium farinatum {{au|Schildh. & Schraut 2004}}Vietnam{{convert|800 - 1500|m|ft}}
120pxDendrobium hercoglossum {{au|Rchb.f. 1886}}Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Anhui , SW Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan), Philippines{{convert|50 - 1300|m|ft}}
Dendrobium linguella {{au|Rchb.f. 1882}}Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo (Sumatra) and Malaysia{{convert|300 - 1250 |m|ft}}
120pxDendrobium trantuanii {{au|Perner & X.N.Dang 2003}}Vietnam{{convert|1700|m|ft}}
Dendrobium thinhii {{au|Aver. 2015}}Vietnam{{convert|800 - 1000|m|ft}}

References

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Category:Orchid subgenera