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List of Dendrochilum species

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Dendrochilum is a genus of orchids (Orchidaceae), containing between 100 and over 300 species according to different sources. While many authors would accept about 150 species or so, numerous new taxa have become known in recent decades. Thus, in this text the more split-up approach is followed pending more up-to-date information, as it seems that the very low species numbers are certainly gross overlumping, and while the very high numbers presented by some authors are probably a result of oversplitting, they are likely to be closer to the truth.

Dendrochilum bandaharaense J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber (Sumatra) Dendrochilum barbifrons Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (Sumatra) Dendrochilum basale J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum beccarii J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum binuangense Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum brachyotum Rchb.f. (Java) Dendrochilum brevilabre Ridl. (Sumatra)

Dendrochilum decipiens J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum dempoense J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum dentiferum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum devogelii J.J.Wood in J.J.Wood & P.J.Cribb (Borneo) Dendrochilum devoogdii J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum dewildeorum J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber (Sumatra) Dendrochilum dewindtianum W.W.Sm. (Sumatra, Borneo) Dendrochilum dolichobrachium (Schltr.) Merr. (Borneo) Dendrochilum dulitense Carr (Borneo) Dendrochilum duplicibrachium J.J.Sm. (Sumatra)

Dendrochilum filiforme Lindl. – Golden Chain Orchid, Thread-like Dendrochilum (Philippines) Dendrochilum fimbrilobum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum flexuosum H.A.Pedersen (Philippines) Dendrochilum flos-susannae J.J.Wood (Borneo) Dendrochilum foxworthyi Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum fruticicola J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum fuscescens Schltr. & J.J.Sm. (Sumatra)

Dendrochilum hamatum Schltr. (Borneo) Dendrochilum haslamii Ames (Borneo) Dendrochilum haslamii var. haslamii Dendrochilum haslamii var. quadrilobum J.J.Wood Dendrochilum hastatum Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum hastilobum J.J.Wood (Borneo) Dendrochilum havilandii Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (Borneo) Dendrochilum heptaphyllum Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (Sulawesi) Dendrochilum hologyne Carr (Borneo) Dendrochilum hosei J.J.Wood in J.J.Wood & P.J.Cribb (Borneo) Dendrochilum hutchinsonianum Ames (Philippines)

Dendrochilum ignisiflorum M.N.Tamayo & R.Bustam. (Philippines) Dendrochilum imbricatum Ames (Borneo) Dendrochilum imitator J.J.Wood in J.J.Wood & P.J.Cribb (Borneo) Dendrochilum incurvibrachium J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum insectiferum (Ridl.) J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum integrilabium Carr (Borneo) Dendrochilum irigense Ames (Philippines)

Dendrochilum javieriense L.K.Magrath, G.Bulmer & I.Shafer – Javier's Dendrochilum (Philippines) Dendrochilum jiewhoei J.J.Wood (Borneo) Dendrochilum joclemensii Ames (Borneo) Dendrochilum johannis-winkleri J.J.Sm. (Borneo)

Dendrochilum kabense J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum kamborangense Ames (Borneo) Dendrochilum karoense J.J.Wood (Sumatra) Dendrochilum kelabitense J.J.Wood (Borneo) Dendrochilum kingii (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. (Malaysia, Borneo to Philippines) Dendrochilum kingii var. kingii (Malaysia, Borneo to Philippines) Dendrochilum kingii var. tenuichilum J.J.Wood (Borneo) Dendrochilum korintjiense J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum krauseanum Schltr. (Sumatra)

Dendrochilum niveum Ames (Philippines)

Dendrochilum ocellatum (Ames) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (Philippines) Dendrochilum ochrolabium J.J.Wood in J.J.Wood & P.J.Cribb (Borneo) Dendrochilum odoratum (Ridl.) J.J.Sm. (Malaysia, Sumatra) Dendrochilum oliganthum (Ames) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (Philippines) Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides var. kerintjiense J.J.Sm. Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides var. merapiense J.J.Sm. Dendrochilum ophiopogonoides var. ophiopogonoides (Sumatra) Dendrochilum oreophilum (Ames) L.O.Williams (Philippines) Dendrochilum ovatum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum oxyglossum Schltr. (Java) Dendrochilum oxylobum Schltr. (Borneo)

Dendrochilum quadrilobum Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum quinquangulare J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum quisumbingianum H.A.Pedersen (Philippines)

Dendrochilum ramosissimum (Ridl.) J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum reniforme Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum rhodobulbum Schltr. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum rhombeum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum rhombophorum (Rchb.f.) Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum rigidifolium J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum rigidulum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum rotundilabium L.O.Williams (Philippines) Dendrochilum rufum (Rolfe) J.J.Sm. (Borneo)

Dendrochilum uncatum Rchb.f. – Hook-shaped Dendrochilum (Philippines, Taiwan) Dendrochilum uncatum var. longispicatum (Ames) H.A.Pedersen – Long-inflorescenced Dendrochilum (Philippines) Dendrochilum uncatum var. uncatum. Rchb.f. – Cucumber-like Dendrochilum, Beautiful Dendrochilum (Philippines, Taiwan) Dendrochilum unicallosum L.O.Williams (Philippines) Dendrochilum unicorne (Ames) L.O.Williams (Philippines)

Dendrochilum vaginatum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra, Java) Dendrochilum vanoverberghii Ames (Philippines) Dendrochilum ventricosum J.J.Sm. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum vestitum J.J.Sm. (Borneo) Dendrochilum viride Seidenf. (Thailand)

Dendrochilum warrenii H.A. Pedersen & Gravend. (Philippines) Dendrochilum wenzelii Ames – Wenzel's Dendrochilum (Philippines) Dendrochilum wichersii Schltr. (Sumatra) Dendrochilum williamsii (Ames) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler – Williams' Dendrochilum (Philippines) Dendrochilum woodianum Ames (Philippines)

Dendrochilum yuccifolium (Ames) L.O.Williams – Yucca-leaved Dendrochilum (Philippines)

Dendrochilum zollingeri Miq. (Java)

References

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