Dendrochilum Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 398

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae

Synonyms: Acoridium Nees & Meyen , Basigyne J.J.Sm. , Platyclinis Benth. , Pseudacoridium Ames

A genus of c. 270 species; c. 270 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Southeast Asia, Malesia

Pedersen, H.A. 1995. Thirteen new species of Dendrochilum (Orchidaceae), a new record from Burma, and a checklist of the genus in east Malesia. Nord. J. Bot. 15: 381 - 402. 

Pedersen, H.A. 1997. The genus Dendrochilum (Orchidaceae) in the Philippines: a taxonomic revision. Op. Bot. 131: 1 - 205. 

Pedersen, H.A. 2007. Changes to Dendrochilum. Orchid Rev. 115: 220 - 226. 

Pedersen, H.A., J.J. Wood, and J.B. Comber. 1997. A revised subdivision and bibliographical survey of Dendrochilum (Orchidaceae). Op. Bot. 130: 1 - 85. 

Wood, J.J. 2001. Dendrochilum of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

 

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Dendrochilum saccolabium Kraenzl. (section Acoridium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from the Philippines Dendrochilum graminifolium (Ames) Pfitzer (section Acoridium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from the Philippines Dendrochilum graminifolium (Ames) Pfitzer (section Acoridium), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from the Philippines
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Dendrochilum cootesii H.A.Pedersen (section Luzonorchis), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from the Philippines Dendrochilum pallideflavens Blume (section Dendrochilum), in situ, Peninsular Malaysia Dendrochilum pallideflavens Blume (section Dendrochilum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia
Dendrochilum oxylobum Schltr. (section Platyclinis), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

last updated: 2 October 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera