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Dendrobium guerreroi

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Dendrobium guerreroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. guerreroi
Binomial name
Dendrobium guerreroi
Synonyms
  • Eurycaulis guerreroi (Ames & Quisumb.) M.A.Clem.

Dendrobium guerreroi, or Guerrero's dendrobium, is a member of the family Orchidaceae endemic to the Philippines.[2] It was named in honor of Mr. Guerrero, a Filipino orchid collector in the 1900s.[3] This species is a small to medium to large sized, warm growing epiphyte with thin descendant, clumping pseudobulbs that rarely branch and carry many, unsubdivided, pointed fleshy leaves. Flowers are 3 centimeters and are yellow with light orange labia.

References

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  1. ^ "Dendrobium guerreroi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ The Orchids of the Philippines, J. Cootes 2001
  3. ^ Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984