Dendrobium gibsonii Paxton, Paxton’s Mag. Bot. 5: 169 (1838) (syn: Callista binocularis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze ; Callista gibsonii (Paxton) Kuntze; Dendrobium binoculare Rchb.f. ; Dendrobium fuscatum Lindl. ; Stachyobium aureum Rchb.f.);
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Central Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan, Guangxi) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Common name: Two-Eyed Dendrobium
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Dendrobium gibsonii from Meghalaya: 2 images.
Here are two images of Dendrobium gibsonii from Meghalaya, flowering in March end. Photos by Thingnam Rajshree.
Yes, rare and interesting.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Flora Online Flowers of India Wikipedia iNaturalist IOSPE photos