Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Orchidaceae — thedendrobiums .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Dendrobium.
Examples
-
Amos Tan Dendrobium lohokii is an orchid discovered in 2008.
Borneo 2010
-
REUTERS German Chancellor Angela Merkel smells an orchid during a visit to the National Orchid Garden in Singapore on Thursday, where a hybrid orchid, the Dendrobium Angela Merkel, was named after her.
Asia in Pictures 2011
-
Dendrobium smilliae – the Bottlebrush Orchid hails from northern Australia and PNG.
Betta brooding 2010
-
Dendrobium smilliae – the Bottlebrush Orchid hails from northern Australia and PNG.
-
Also present, but threatened with extinction due to their medicinal and ornamental value, are six Chinese endemics and three other species, including Orobonche coerulescens, Inula iinariaefolia, Tillium tsochonoskii, Dendrobium nobile and Captis chinensis.
Mount Huangshan Scenic Beauty and Historic Interest Site, China 2008
-
Characteristic species of paperbark communities include the epiphytes Dischidia, Hydrophytum and tea tree orchid Dendrobium canaliculatum.
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia 2008
-
The tree trunks are draped with orchids (e.g. Dendrobium cunninghamii) and ferns such as Hymenophyllum dilatatum, Polystichum adiantiforme, Polypodium diversifolium, and Asplenium flaccidum.
-
Other noteworthy endemics are Dendrobium moorei and Bubbia howeana.
-
Other threatened or rare species include Dendrobium tenuissimum, Plantago cladarophylla and P. palustris.
-
There are a few common, popular and preferred home planting varieties of orchid such as Ascocenda, Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Miltonia, Odontoglossums, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis and Vanda.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.