Dendrobium nobile Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 79 1830. (Syn: Callista nobilis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium coerulescens Wall. ex Lindl.; Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam.; Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam.; Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Huyen & Aver.; Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum Rchb.f.; Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius Rchb.f.; Dendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb.f.) M.Hiroe; Dendrobium nobile var. nobilus Burb.; Dendrobium nobile var. virginale ); . Nepal to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO; . Noble Dendrobium • Manipuri: Yerum lei; . Dendrobium nobile Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 79 (1830). Synonym: Callista nobilis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891). Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius Rchb.f., Garden 24: 206 (1833). Dendrobium coerulescens Wall. ex Lindl., Sert. Orchid. 3: t. 18 (1838). Dendrobium lindleyanum Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 309 (1851). Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 432 (1883). Dendrobium nobile virginale Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 8: 121 (1900). Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam., Trop. Hort. 3: 32 (1933). Dendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb.f.) M.Hiroe, Orchid Flowers 2: 40 (1971). Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Huyen & Aver., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 74: 1039 (1989). Family: Orchidaceae Distribution: India, China, Nepal, Laos, Mayanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Current pic taken in KFBG, Hong Kong. Plant is assumed to be collected very long back in the 70s from Nepal. Pic was taken by Daisy Hu. The plants on the side is Pholidota chinensis.
Orchidaceae Fortnight:: Hybrid-1 (NSJ-06) : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 4 authors. Hybrid from Sikkim. (Apr-09) I think this may not be hybrid but common Dendrobium nobile.
Orchidaceae Fortnight:: Is it Dendrobium nobile? (NSJ-19) : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors. Dendrobium nobile ?? Plant from Kalimpong. Pl. Confirm. Yes, it is Dendrobium nobile. Beautiful orchids Beautiful, yes Dendeobium nobile.
ID Request for Orchid from Sikkim 05032014: SCMAR02 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). This is Dendrobium nobile agree with this. Dendrobium nobile Yes, Dendrobium nobile. This is Dendrobium nobile Lindl.
Orchids from Sikkim-Darjeeling Tour- Dendrobium for id from Pelling :: NS July 12 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5). This epiphyte was recorded from a village on way to Pelling from Kalimpong… This does look like Dendrobium nobile. Lituiflorum will have pendulous stem always and in nobile stem is a bit swollen at the internodes.
Re: Dendrobium nobile Lindl. (accepted name) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Sourinee, Mirik, India Date: 21 April 2017 Altitude: 4400 ft. Attachments (2) Beautiful plants. Thanks a lot for sharing. Yes, Dendrobium nobile.
SK1128 20 MAY 2018 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) – around 700 kb each. Location: Soureni, India Date: 8 May 2018 Altitude: 4300 ft. Habit : I guess collected from wild. I think this is a hybrid of Dendrobium nobile. Thanks a lot for sharing. Location: Soureni, India Date: 8 May 2018 Altitude: 4300 ft. Habit : Cultivated Dendrobium nobile hybrid ?? Yes sir this should be a Dendrobium nobile hybrid.
Is it Dendrobium nobile? – efloraofindia | Google Groups ORCHID FROM SIKKIM -FOR IDENTIFICATION. – indiantreepix | Google Groups Which orchid Kangla Fort Imphal – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Sending photos of Dendrobium nobile. This is the State flower of Sikkim. Place : Darjeeling Date : May 2013 Yes looks like Dendrobium nobile the normal form.
SK 2321 16 December 2019 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Location: Jawalakhel Flower Show, Lalitpur Date: 20 October 2019 Elevation: 1300 m. Habitat: Cultivated Dendrobium hybrid ? Specific name ? Dendrobium hybrid, should be a Dendrobium nobile inside. . References: POWO |
Dendrobium nobile
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