Dendrobium strongylanthum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 9: 462 (1878) (syn: Callista strongylantha (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Dendrobium ctenoglossum Schltr.);
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China (Yunnan) to N. Indo-China, Hainan: China South-Central, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Dendrobium denudans D. Don: 9 very high res. images.
Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1695 m.
Date: 14 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Validation please !
I am not sure. What I see here is Dendrobium monticola or may be something else.
Couple of species look alike and difficult to ID.
D. monticola from IOSPE which looks different from my sp.
http://www.orchidspecies.com/denmonticola.htm
And one image from Flora of Bhutan.
Dendrobium strongylanthum!!
Sorry for previous mistake!!
Surprisingly, there is no distribution for Nepal ! Could it be a new to Nepal ?
There are a lot of issues with the Nepal orchid list.
The latest list of Nepal orchids I have doesn’t have D. strongylanthum in it, so yes this is a new record. But it is best to dissect and have a proper plate to confirm and then publish.
It is about 800 km away. However, I shall try to do as suggested by you.
I guess it is not matching to Dendrobium strongylanthum Rchb.f. and no distribution for Nepal. https://www.gbif.org/species/5316149
Closest I can guess is Dendrobium denudans D.Don !The 1st image is from orchids of Bhutan and the 2nd is from Orchids of India !
May I have your further opinion ?
I can agree that your plant is NOT Dendrobium strongylanthum.
I can agree that your plant is NOT Dendrobium strongylanthum.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life