Dendrobium aduncum

Angelfish Orchid
1846 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: D. aduncum
Binomial name
Dendrobium aduncum
Lindl. (1842)
Synonyms[2]
  • Callista adunca (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Dendrobium faulhaberianum Schltr. (1911)
  • Dendrobium oxyanthum Gagnep. (1930)
  • Dendrobium aduncum var. faulhaberianum (Schltr.) Tang & F.T.Wang (1951)

The Angelfish Orchid or Inward-bent Dendrobium (Dendrobium aduncum) is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan), the eastern Himalayas (Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Myanmar), and northern Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam).[2][3][4][5]

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