Dendrobium
COMMON NAME | Dendrobium at genus level, but species
have there own common names |
TYPE | Orchid |
FAMILY | Orchidaceae |
NOTES | A
very large genus, containing more than 1,800 species that are found in
diverse habitats, from the high altitudes in the Himalayan mountains to
lowland tropical forests and even to the dry climate of the Australian desert. The Genus name comes from the Greek words
dendron meaning a tree and bios meaning life. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical and subtropical Asia throughout the islands
of the south Pacific Ocean and southward through New Guinea and Australia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Mostly
epiphytic and lithophytic |
WEB SOURCES |
