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Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne
Dendrobium tetragonum fma. album
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dendrobium
Section:	Dendrobium sect. Dendrocoryne Lindley 1842
Type species
Dendrobium tetragonum
Species
See text
Synonyms
Dendrocoryne (Lindl.) Brieger Dendrobium sect. Speciosa Kraenzl. Dendrobium subsect. Speciosae Benth. & Hook. f.

Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne is a subgenus of orchids in the genus Dendrobium.

Description

Plants in this section have nodded pseudobulbs with two to six leaves at the apex with no leaf sheathing bases.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Australia and New Caledonia.

Species

Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne comprises the following species:

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Dendrobium adae F.M. Bailey 1884	Queensland, Australia	700–1,220 metres (2,300–4,000 ft)
	Dendrobium cacatua M.A.Clem. & D.L. Jones 1989	Queensland, Australia	0–1,600 metres (0–5,249 ft)
	Dendrobium falcorostrum Fitzgerald 1876	Queensland and New South Wales, Australia	700–1,400 metres (2,300–4,600 ft)
	Dendrobium fleckeri Rupp & C.T. White 1937	Queensland, Australia	800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
	Dendrobium gracilicaule F. Muell. 1894	Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; Lord Howe Island, the Kermadec Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu	0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
	Dendrobium jonesii Rendle 1901	Queensland, Australia	150–1,400 metres (490–4,590 ft)
	Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindley 1844	Queensland and New South Wales, Australia	50–1,200 metres (160–3,940 ft)
	Dendrobium macropus (Endl.) Rchb.f. ex Lindl. 1858	Norfolk Island	200–300 metres (660–980 ft)
	Dendrobium moorei F. Muell. 1869	Lord Howe Island	0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft)
	Dendrobium speciosum J. E Smith 1804	New South Wales,Victoria and Queensland Australia and New Guinea	0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft)
	Dendrobium tetragonum Cunningham ex Lindley 1839	New South Wales and northern Queensland Australia	500–1,200 metres (1,600–3,900 ft)

Natural Hybrids

Image	Name	Parentage	Distribution
	Dendrobium × delicatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey 1902	Dendrobium kingianum × Dendrobium speciosum	Queensland and New South Wales Australia
	Dendrobium x gracillimum (Rupp) Leaney 1934	Dendrobium gracilicaule × Dendrobium speciosum	Queensland, Australia

References

1. Adams, P. B.; Burke, J. M.; Lawson, S. D. (2006). "Systematic analysis of Dendrobium Swartz section Dendrocoryne in the Australian region". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 260 (1). Springer: 65–80. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0406-5. ISSN 0378-2697. JSTOR 23655539. S2CID 34511385. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. "Den. Sec. Dendrocoryne". The American Orchid Society. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-03.

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