Dendrochilum ignisiflorum
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| name = Dendrochilum ignisiflorum
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| taxon = Dendrochilum ignisiflorum
| authority = M.N.Tamayo & R.Bustam.
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Dendrochilum ignisiflorum is a species of orchid endemic in Benguet province in the Philippines.{{cite journal |last1=Tamayo |first1=Maverick N. |last2=Pranada |first2=Mc Andrew K. |last3=Bustamante |first3=Rene Alfred Anton |title=Dendrochilum ignisiflorum (Coelogyninae, Arethuseae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Luzon Island, Philippines |journal=Phytotaxa |date=August 17, 2020 |volume=455 |issue=4 |pages=240–244 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.455.4.1 |url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.455.4.1 |language=en |issn=1179-3163|doi-access=free |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |last1=Fabro |first1=Keith Anthony |title=On a Philippine mountain, researchers describe a ‘fire flower’ orchid species |url=https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/on-a-philippine-mountain-researchers-describe-a-fire-flower-orchid-species/ |access-date=October 19, 2020 |work=Mongabay Environmental News |date=October 9, 2020}}
Dendrochilum ignisiflorum was described in 2020 with the help from researchers from the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI), The research was led by M.N.Tamayo, Pranada and Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante. It was recorded to be thriving at an elevation of {{convert|2300|m|ft|sp=us}} in Mount Komkompol in Benguet. Its flowers, which does not exceed {{convert|5|mm|in}} in size, are noted for its fiery color. It is proposed to be classified as a vulnerable species under the IUCN Red List.
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Category:Orchids of the Philippines
Category:Taxa named by Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante
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