Dendrobium chameleon

Dendrobium chameleon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Dendrobieae
Subtribus: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species: Dendrobium chameleon

Name

Dendrobium chameleon Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 174 (1908)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dendrobium randaiense Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 315 (1911)
  • Dendrobium longicalcaratum Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 43 (1914)
  • Dendrobium chameleon f. alba Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 44: 372 (1931)
  • Dendrobium chameleon var. ovatilabium Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 44: 372 (1931)
  • Pedilonum longicalcaratum (Hayata) Rauschert, Feddes Repert. 94: 461 (1983)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ames. O. 1908. Studies in the Orchid Flora of the Philippines. Pp. 17–257 in Ames. O. (ed.), Orchidaceae: illustrations and studies of the family Orchidaceae. Fascicle II. x + 288 pp., Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin. BHL Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 51 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Dendrobium chameleon in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 October 24. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Dendrobium chameleon in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 October 24.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Dendrobium chameleon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 October 24.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Dendrobium chameleon. Published online. Accessed 24 October 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Dendrobium chameleon in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 October 24.

Vernacular names

English: Chameleon Dendrobium
中文: 長距石斛, 巒大石斛

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