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 =
}}
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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Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
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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}} | |
120px | Dendrobium 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}} | |
120px | Dendrobium trantuanii {{au|Perner & X.N.Dang 2003}} | Vietnam | {{convert|1700|m|ft}} |
Dendrobium thinhii {{au|Aver. 2015}} | Vietnam | {{convert|800 - 1000|m|ft}} |