Prev Taxon: Genus Dendrobium section Fugacia
Current Genus: Genus Dendrobium Section Grastidium
Next Taxon: Genus Dendrobium section Herpetophytum
Dendrobium subelobatum
Dendrobium subelobatum J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 14 (1929) 414, pl. 63, 67.
Type: Feuilletau de Bruyn 105 (holo L).
Synonyms:
- Grastidium subelobatum (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Lasianthera 1 (1997) 112.
Rhizome short. Stems crowded, elongated, in cross-section thickly elliptic, 65 cm by 2.6 mm, internodes to 1.5-1.9 cm long. Leaf sheaths at the apex with a quadrangular, truncate, rugulose, 2.5-3 mm long tooth opposite the leaf-blade. Leaves erect-patent, lanceolate, 3.75-6 by 0.75-1.3 cm, rigidly papyraceous-coriaceous, apex unequally obtusely bidentate. Inflorescences laterally from the stems, very short (probably 2-flowered). Pedicel and ovary 0.54 cm long. Flowers c. 1.5 cm across. Dorsal sepal 1.1 cm by 4.4 mm. Lateral sepals 0.9 cm by 5.5 mm, mentum c. 0.4 cm long. Petals 0.88 cm by 3 mm. Lip 3-lobed, when flattened 0.48 by 0.27 cm; midlobe 0.24 by 0.26 cm. Column 0.17 cm long; column-foot 0.4 cm long.
(after Smith, 1929).
Flower white, leaves red-brown.
Epiphyte in rainforest. Altitude 400 m.
New Guinea (endemic).
Papua Prov., Keerom Regency, Idenburg River).
Warm growing epiphyte.
September.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Dendrobieae
- Subtribe Dendrobiinae
- Genus Dendrobium
- Section Grastidium
- Species Dendrobium subelobatum
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Dendrobium subelobatum
Dendrobium subelobatum J.J.Sm., drawing J.J. Smith, based on Feuilletau de Bruyn 105
Dendrobium subelobatum
Dendrobium subelobatum J.J.Sm., detail of holotype specimen: Feuilletau de Bruyn 105 (L)
Dendrobium subelobatum
Dendrobium subelobatum J.J.Sm., holotype specimen: Feuilletau de Bruyn 105 (L)